A new report, “The High Cost of AI: How Data Centers Are Reshaping Pennsylvania’s Energy Landscape,” details the impacts of rising energy demand from data centers in Pennsylvania and explains how the current trajectory will increase fossil fuel energy generation, raise energy costs, and worsen local air quality. The report includes recommendations for how community advocates and policymakers can push back against potentially harmful data center growth in their state.
In this webinar, contributing report authors and experts from Clean Energy Group (CEG), Clean Air Council (CAC), and Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania (PSR PA) will delve into how data center-driven energy demand is driving up utility bills while jeopardizing climate and environmental progress for Pennsylvania. Speakers will also address strategies to combat harms from irresponsible data center proposals at the regulatory, state, and local levels.
Speakers:
Eva Morgan, Project Manager, CEG
Jay Walker, Community Organizer, CAC
Josephine Gingerich, Health Advocacy Outreach Coordinator, PSR PA
