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South Strabane tables vote on generator ordinance

The South Strabane Board of Supervisors tabled a scheduled vote Tuesday night to adopt an ordinance governing fossil fuel energy generation, delaying the final piece of a trio of related ordinances and ordinance updates regarding data center development. Township Solicitor Dennis Makel ...

Fayette’s Springhill Township introduces data center ordinance

As a company shows interest in recruiting a data center to Fayette County’s Springhill Township, the township is working on ordinances that would create stricter limits on how they could operate. The township board voted Thursday night to schedule a special meeting Sept. 3 for an ordinance ...

Data center ordinance topic of Cecil Township workshop

Cecil Township moved another step closer to enacting a comprehensive ordinance regulating data center projects during a Monday night workshop. The board of supervisors have discussed the best approach to regulating the high-tech industry since earlier this year, following a wave of outcry from ...

Three data center bills headed to state Senate

A trio of bills passed through the Pennsylvania House of Representatives could dramatically shape the future of data center development in the state. The first, known as HB 2650, would formally codify the Governor's Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) Standards introduced by Gov. ...

Amwell residents voice support for data center regulation

More than 50 residents expressed their support for a proposed ordinance regulating data center development in Amwell Township during a Monday night hearing at the Lone Pine Social Hall. The township’s board of supervisors called the hearing after tabling a motion to adopt the ordinance in ...

South Strabane adopts data center, noise ordinances

The South Strabane Township Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to adopt a pair of ordinances governing data center development plus noise and dust, ending more than six months of public outcry about the prospect of high-tech transforming the suburban community. More than 70 people ...