An Act providing for the regulation of commercial data centers; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the Department of Human Services and the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority; establishing the Data Center Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Enhancement Account and the Pennsylvania Energy Independence Account; providing for clean firm energy requirements, contract filing, commission review, disclosure requirements, backup generation standards, curtailment standards and certification and expedited interconnection for commercial data centers bringing incremental clean firm energy resources; and imposing penalties.
Passed first chamber: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Passed first chamber
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- +40
- Latest action
- Mar 31, 2026
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Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Rob Matzie
- Abigail Salisbury
- Ben Sanchez
- Ben Waxman
- Bob Freeman
- Brandon Markosek
- Carol Hill-Evans
- Dan Deasy
- Dan Frankel
- Dan Williams
- Ed Neilson
- Gina Curry
- Greg Scott
- Heather Boyd
- Izzy Smith-Wade-El
- Jeanne McNeill
- Jenn O'Mara
- Jim Haddock
- Jim Prokopiak
- Joe Ciresi
- Joe Webster
- John Inglis
- José Giral
- Kristine Howard
- Kyle Donahue
- Kyle Mullins
- Lisa Borowski
- Liz Hanbidge
- Malcolm Kenyatta
- Mandy Steele
- Nancy Guenst
- Nate Davidson
- Nikki Rivera
- Paul Friel
- Paul Takac
- Rick Krajewski
- Roni Green
- Sean Dougherty
- Steve Malagari
- Steve Samuelson
- Tarah Probst
- Tarik Khan
- Tim Brennan
- Tina Marie Davis
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