Pennsylvania and New Jersey jump into the AI energy fight
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The episode discusses Pennsylvania and New Jersey's plans for data center development amid rising electricity concerns.
The governors of Pennsylvania and New Jersey announced plans this week to build guardrails around data center development -- the latest sign that states are taking a more active role in shaping how and where data centers get built amid worries about soaring electricity prices, grid reliability and community impacts. POLITICO’s Kelsey Tamborrino breaks down what the two Democratic governors are proposing, how their plans compare, and what they signal about the raging national debate on data centers Plus, the House is planning to vote on a bipartisan package of bills next week aimed at easing the permitting process for geothermal energy, and EPA’s independent watchdog says that only 41 percent of the billions of dollars in agency funding included in former President Joe Biden’s infrastructure law had been spent as of January. Kelsey Tamborrino is a reporter covering clean energy for POLITICO. Nirmal Mulaikal is the co-host and executive producer of POLITICO Energy. KJ Cline is the video producer for POLITICO Energy. Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO. Cyril Zaneski is executive editor of POLITICO’s E&E News. Debra Kahn is the editorial director for energy and…
People in this episode
Host: Kelsey Tamborrino
Topics covered
- data centers
- energy policy
- state governance
- electricity prices
- geothermal energy
- infrastructure funding
Keywords
- data centers
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- electricity prices
- geothermal energy
- infrastructure law
- EPA funding
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Places: Pennsylvania, New Jersey
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