(The Center Square) The vast extent of the Pennsylvania data center boom and the intense opposition to it were apparent during a virtual Town Hall Wednesday night, when it was called “an onslaught,” something that has “bulldozed” citizens, and – many times – a byproduct of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s support.
The session arranged by a pair of informal citizens’ coalitions may have been the most comprehensive sharing of views and outrage from many locations across the state since the headlong rush to build more data centers began. Speakers included Sen. Katie Muth, a Chester County Democrat who wants to impose a three-year moratorium on new “hyper scale” data center development, and Republican state Rep. Jamie Walsh of Luzerne County, who is pitching several bills including one to revoke a sales tax exemption for data centers.
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