Josh Shapiro

September 19, 2026

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PUCT Locks $50K/MW Study Bond Into 16 TAC 25.194, Effective Oct 8

September 14, 2026

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Rowan's $4.2B Cleared Water and Power; One Zoning Vote Remains Sept. 17

September 4, 2026

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Control No. 58481 Puts $50K/MW Floor Before ERCOT Models 1 GW

August 29, 2026

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed an executive order he calls the nation's strictest data-center guardrails: no fast-track permits, no nondisclosure agreements, and mandatory community-benefit commitments before state review.

August 28, 2026

On August 18, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed Executive Order 2026-05, converting the Governor's Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) Standards into the governing path for every project over 25 MW peak.

August 24, 2026

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's executive order imposes GRID standards, strips non-compliant projects from fast-track permits and the 6 percent sales-tax exemption on computer gear, and pairs with DEP annual energy and water reporting starting next year across 100-plus proposals.

August 22, 2026

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro requires local approval before state permits move.

August 21, 2026

Governor Josh Shapiro signed Executive Order 2026-05 on August 18, pulling AI data center proposals out of Pennsylvania's Fast Track program, banning developer NDAs, and requiring local approval plus full cost responsibility for generation, transmission, distribution, water conservation, and annual energy and water reporting before DEP will process permits.

July 30, 2026

In Pennsylvania, Governor Josh Shapiro proposed in June that data centers power at least 32% of operations with clean energy and sign community benefits agreements to keep existing tax breaks.

June 4, 2026

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's December FERC complaint stated it's "currently physically impossible for new resources to respond to high BRA signals."

June 1, 2026

Shapiro and Sherrill packaged guardrails with prevailing wage and 200-job construction floors to keep labor on board.

May 31, 2026

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's GRID Standards tie tax benefits to sustainability and transparency certification, while Pennsylvania Republicans counter with municipal 18-month moratorium authority.

May 29, 2026

Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro's GRID Standards condition state tax breaks on sustainability and transparency, with Republican legislators offering municipalities an 18-month moratorium option.

May 28, 2026

Pennsylvania's GRID standards require developers to fund their own grid upgrades, disclose tenants, file sustainability plans, and meet a $250M investment and 200-job floor.

May 21, 2026

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is losing his base after a 2021 tax-incentive law moved faster than community engagement.

May 16, 2026

Pennsylvania's House passed four datacenter bills (HB 1834, 2150, 2151, 2246) now stalled in a Republican Senate, while Sen. Katie Muth has announced plans for a three-year moratorium and Gov. Shapiro absorbed a two-hour town hall lambasting.

April 6, 2026

Governor Shapiro's administration sued PJM in 2024 over interconnection delays, secured a January 2025 capacity price cap settlement, and PJM extended that cap through 2030.