Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Patrick Cicero of the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project says nearly 290,000 Pennsylvanians had their electricity shut off for nonpayment in 2025 as families face rising energy costs. Cicero says growing data center demand is adding pressure to an increasingly expensive and strained power grid, arguing Gov. Josh Shapiro’s executive order “begins to fix” the system.
READ MORE: fox56.com/newsletter-daily/pa-governor-signs-executive-order-on-ai-data-centers-giving-local-communities-more-power-josh-shapiro-governors-responsible-infrastructure-development-standards-pennsylvania-pa
Patrick Cicero of the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project says nearly 290,000 Pennsylvanians had their electricity shut off for nonpayment in 2025 as families face rising energy costs. Cicero says growing data center demand is adding pressure to an increasingly expensive and strained power grid, arguing Gov. Josh Shapiro’s executive order “begins to fix” the system.
READ MORE: fox56.com/newsletter-daily/pa-governor-signs-executive-order-on-ai-data-centers-giving-local-communities-more-power-josh-shapiro-governors-responsible-infrastructure-development-standards-pennsylvania-pa
