BY Kirk Stoner, Director of Planning, Cumberland County “Happy people don’t attend night meetings,” my internal voice whispered as I pulled into the overflowing municipal parking lot. Judging by the…
Municipal Reporter Articles
Data Centers: A Transformative Opportunity for Pennsylvania’s Economy and Communities
BY Jon Anzur, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs at the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry Pennsylvania stands at an inflection point. Towns across the Commonwealth have seen industries…
The Public Private Partnership Opportunity of a Lifetime: Thoughtful Data Center Development, Investing in Local Infrastructure and Strengthening Communities
BY Igal J. Feibush, Founder and CEO, Pennsylvania Data Center Partners Across Pennsylvania, state and local government officials are steering their communities through a period of profound challenges. According to…
Reshaping Energy Infrastructure to Support Pennsylvania’s Digital Future
BY Melissa Raymond, Associations Manager, Constellation Energy As Pennsylvania’s digital economy continues to expand, local governments across the Commonwealth are increasingly affected by the rapid growth of data centers and…
River Basin Commissions and Data Centers: Planning for a Growing Industry with Intensive Water Demands
BY Andrew Dehoff, P.E, SRBC Executive director, Kristen Bowman Kavanagh, P.E. DRBC Executive Director and Mike Nardolilli, ICPRB Executive Director For the Commonwealth’s regional water resource managers, the catchphrase of…
Data Centers and Gas-Fired Power Plants: A Dangerous Combination
Submitted by Brigitte Meyer and Donna Kohut, Penn Future State leadership and policymakers have declared data centers as the “future” of Pennsylvania’s economy. Unfortunately, this short-sighted plan locks Pennsylvania into…
Public Communication in Data Center Development
How to discuss issues with your community? BY Susan Schrack Wood, Director of Communications, The League In navigating the data center development process, a very important aspect is communication with…
13 Questions to Ask When Considering a Data Center Proposal
BY Susan Schrack Wood, Director of Communications, The League Article from the February 2026 Municipal Reporter | Pennsylvania Data Centers Edition
Uniformity vs. Authority: Data Center Preemption of Pennsylvania Municipalities
BY John F. Walko, Esq. and Finn L. Skovdal, Esq. of Kilkenny Law, LLC. Pennsylvania is standing at the center of a global AI gold rush. With potential multi-billion-dollar investments…
Data Centers and Municipal Responsibility: A Local Perspective from Lackawanna County
BY Christopher Paone, Blakely Borough Manager Data Centers, Data Center Campus, Date Center Hyper campus; these terms were foreign to many people across Northeastern Pennsylvania 12-18 months ago. Now, municipalities…