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Civic Tech, Policy & Government Pittsburgh

PA approves air quality permit for massive Homer City gas plant to power data centers

Written by Alice Crow November 19, 2025November 20, 2025

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Civic Tech, Policy & Government DC National

Nebraska can take lessons from Virginia’s data center boom to prep its power grids

Written by Kaela Roeder and Lev Gringauz November 18, 2025December 3, 2025

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Entrepreneurship & Business Maryland Virginia

Legence acquires Maryland firm Bowers — and its lucrative data center contracts — in $475M deal

Written by Kaela Roeder November 14, 2025November 14, 2025

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Civic Tech, Policy & Government National

Explained: This is how data centers can lead to higher electric bills

Written by Alice Crow November 10, 2025December 3, 2025

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Civic Tech, Policy & Government Virginia

Spanberger inherits a data center boom. What will she do about it?

Written by Kaela Roeder November 10, 2025November 10, 2025

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Civic Tech, Policy & Government Philly Pittsburgh

Speak now: Pennsylvania commission is reviewing how data centers impact energy costs

Written by Katie Malone and Sarah Huffman November 7, 2025November 7, 2025

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Civic Tech, Policy & Government Delaware

Small modular reactors to power Delaware? Nuclear task force begins talks on feasibility

Written by Holly Quinn November 7, 2025November 7, 2025

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Civic Tech, Policy & Government National

Will data centers be useful infrastructure — or tomorrow’s stranded boxes?

Written by Christopher Wink November 2, 2025December 1, 2025

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Civic Tech, Policy & Government Pittsburgh

Eos Energy makes $353M headquarters move to Pittsburgh after nearby data center deal

Written by Alice Crow October 21, 2025October 22, 2025

Entrepreneurship & Business DC National

What is US-East-1? Why AWS Northern Virginia server issues took down half the internet

Written by Katie Malone October 20, 2025October 26, 2025

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Civic Tech, Policy & Government National

Does using ChatGPT really take 10x more energy than Googling?

Written by Katie Malone October 14, 2025October 14, 2025

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Civic Tech, Policy & Government Philly Pittsburgh

Gov. Shapiro announces $39M for energy redevelopment as data centers grow

Written by Katie Malone October 8, 2025October 8, 2025