Data Center Regulations Advance; Montour Permit and NDAs Raise Transparency Concerns

Three Pennsylvania data-center bills address zoning timing, possible public-utility status, and municipal nondisclosure agreements as lawmakers approach the end of the voting period; passage has not been confirmed. Montour Township zoning, reported Talen Energy NDA requests in Anthony Township, and a DEP air-permit process for a proposed Montour County expansion continue to raise questions about transparency, grid reliability, and ratepayer costs.