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Pennsylvania

A focused view of tracked state legislation and federal items tied to Pennsylvania's congressional delegation.

17Tracked items
17State bills
0Federal items
Coverage noteState legislation is title-matched for precision, so this profile is a high-signal sample—not a complete census. Read limitations →

Policy themes

Siting & Land Use12Energy10Certification & Standards9Tax Incentives8Grid Reliability4Water3Ratepayer3Carbon2Job Creation0

Policy mechanisms

Moratorium6
Disclosure & reporting4
Tax incentive / clawback4
Siting & permitting3
Water standard2
Grid & interconnection2
Utility rate / large-load tariff0
Community participation0
Emissions standard0

Signals inferred from titles and summaries; they are not legal conclusions.

Policy posture

Development & siting9
Power & grid2
Water constraints2
Cost & incentives4
Community & political—
Compliance & carbon—

A count of observed policy signals by dimension—not a risk score or legal conclusion.

Tracked items

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StatePA-SB1323PA97%

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.

CarbonCertification & StandardsEnergyGrid ReliabilityRatepayerSiting & Land Use

May 20, 2026: Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure

StatePA-HB1834PA95%

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.

CarbonCertification & StandardsEnergyGrid ReliabilityRatepayerSiting & Land Use

Mar 31, 2026: Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure

StatePA-HB1667PA72%

In sales and use tax, further providing for exclusions from tax; in gross receipts tax, further providing for imposition of tax and for establishment of revenue-neutral reconciliation; providing for educational tax credits; in manufacturing and investment tax credit, further providing for business firms and for tax credit certificates; repealing provisions relating to Computer Data Center Equipment Incentive Program; in general provisions, providing for data centers; prohibiting the imposition of a tax on gross receipts received from the sale of electric energy; imposing a penalty; and making repeals.

EnergyRatepayerTax Incentives

Jun 26, 2026: Referred to Rules

StatePA-SB1297PA70%

In Computer Data Center Equipment Incentive Program, further providing for application for certification and for separation of facilities, providing for additional eligibility requirements, further providing for notification, for revocation of certification, for application for certification and for separation of facilities, providing for additional eligibility requirements and further providing for notification and records and for revocation of certification.

Certification & StandardsSiting & Land UseTax Incentives

Apr 23, 2026: Referred to Finance

StatePA-HB2359PA55%

Amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), entitled "An act relating to tax reform and State taxation by codifying and enumerating certain subjects of taxation and imposing taxes thereon; providing procedures for the payment, collection, administration and enforcement thereof; providing for tax credits in certain cases; conferring powers and imposing duties upon the Department of Revenue, certain employers, fiduciaries, individuals, persons, corporations and other entities; prescribing crimes, offenses and penalties," in computer data center equipment incentive program, further providing for definitions, for application for certification, for eligibility requirements relating to sales and use tax refund program, for notification, for eligibility requirements relating to sales and use tax exemption program and for notification and records.

Certification & StandardsTax Incentives

Jul 10, 2026: Referred to Finance

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