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Civic Tech, Policy & Government National

What are Trump’s ‘ratepayer protection pledges’ for data centers?

Written by Kaela Roeder February 24, 2026February 25, 2026

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Entrepreneurship & Business Philly Pittsburgh

Tracking Pennsylvania’s $90B AI, energy and data center projects and milestones

Written by Alice Crow February 17, 2026February 17, 2026

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Civic Tech, Policy & Government Pittsburgh

A quick guide to Pennsylvania’s data center debate

Written by Katie Malone February 16, 2026February 15, 2026

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Entrepreneurship & Business Maryland

UMD professor wins pitch competition to turn data center heat into community energy

Written by Maria Eberhart February 10, 2026February 11, 2026

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Civic Tech, Policy & Government Philly Pittsburgh

Is Pennsylvania running out of electricity?

Written by Hannah Frances Johansson January 29, 2026January 29, 2026

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Entrepreneurship & Business DC Maryland Virginia

DC startups raise $5.4B, second highest total in a decade, thanks to a few mega-rounds

Written by Kaela Roeder January 20, 2026January 19, 2026

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Civic Tech, Policy & Government Virginia

Consumers may have to pay for federal pause of Virginia’s offshore wind project

Written by Kaela Roeder January 12, 2026January 12, 2026

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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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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