Tell PA Senators: Support Regulations for Data Centers!

Thanks to your advocacy, House Bill 1834 has passed the Pennsylvania House of Representatives!

Your voice helped move this issue forward at a critical moment. As large-scale data center development accelerates across Pennsylvania, this bill begins to put important safeguards in place to protect our electric grid, our communities, and ratepayers.

HB 1834 would:

Require large data centers to procure an increasing share of their electricity from new, in-state clean firm energy resources, starting at 10% in 2027 and rising to 32% by 2035.
Help limit harmful air pollution by setting conditions on how these facilities operate during grid emergencies.
Ensure data centers contribute to programs that reduce energy burdens for low-income households.
Establish protections to prevent costs from being shifted onto residential customers and small businesses.

This is meaningful progress, but the work isn’t done yet.

The bill now heads to the Pennsylvania Senate, where lawmakers must decide whether to advance these protections. Without action, Pennsylvania risks falling behind in managing the rapid growth of energy-intensive data centers.

While HB 1834 is an important first step, more will be needed to fully protect communities, ensure grid reliability, and prevent rising energy costs. Passing HB 1834 keeps that progress moving forward.

Send your message to your State Senator today asking them to support HB 1834!

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Dear Senator, I urge you to support House Bill 1834 and to continue strengthening protections related to large-scale data center development in Pennsylvania. As demand for data centers grows, it is critical that the Commonwealth put safeguards in place to protect electric reliability, prevent cost shifting to ratepayers, and reduce environmental and public health impacts. HB 1834 represents an important step forward. The bill would: • Establish a requirement that large data centers procure an increasing share of their electricity from new, in-state clean firm energy resources over time • Help limit harmful air pollution by setting guardrails around how these facilities operate during grid emergencies • Require financial contributions that support energy affordability programs for low-income households • Direct regulators to ensure that the costs of serving large data centers are not unfairly passed on to other customers These provisions are meaningful and necessary, and I encourage you to vote in favor of the bill. At the same time, additional action will be needed to fully address the scale and speed of data center development. Stronger standards may be necessary to: • Ensure data centers fully cover the costs they impose on the electric system • Prevent increased pollution from on-site generation and backup systems • Protect grid reliability during periods of high demand • Avoid long-term cost burdens on residential and small business customers I urge you to support HB 1834 as a foundation and to continue advancing policies that fully protect Pennsylvania communities. Thank you for your consideration.

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