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Pennsylvania legislators are exploring a statewide three-year moratorium on hyperscale data center development. Senator Katie Muth plans to introduce related legislation, while Senator Rosemary Brown supports proposals regulating the data center industry.

No formal bill is currently before the Pennsylvania legislature. Similar moratorium proposals are being considered in New York, Virginia, Vermont, Oklahoma, Maryland, Georgia, Maine, and Michigan. Calls for increased regulation from politicians at various levels include a push for a nationwide moratorium from figures like Senator Bernie Sanders. Opposition exists, with Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves criticizing the idea as detrimental to technological advancement.