Josh Shapiro signs executive order restricting data center development in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro set to order new limits on data center development

Gov. Josh Shapiro’s policy changes come as growing numbers of political leaders from both parties try to slow down data center development.

Aug 18, 2026

Boo! Josh Shapiro restricts new data center construction in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has fallen into a progressive trap: He’s heeding calls to place onerous restrictions on new data center construction that will make it all but impossible to build more.

Aug 19, 2026

Shapiro signs order restricting data centers in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) on Tuesday signed an executive order that could limit AI data center development in the Keystone State. The executive order, which implements his Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) requirements, requires prospective developers to provide a notice of intent to comply with the safeguards — which include requiring that firms pay…

Aug 19, 2026

Josh Shapiro signs executive order restricting data center development in Pennsylvania

Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) signed an executive order Tuesday to remove current and future data centers from Pennsylvania’s fast-track permitting program, which he says has received more than 100 data center proposals from technology companies. The governor decried the “unacceptable number of speculative proposals” that have been submitted to the state for consideration. He also […]

Aug 18, 2026