Data Center Political Risk
Pennsylvania data center moratoriums & political risk
Dimetrics tracks 10 data center moratoriums, restrictive-zoning ordinances, and siting actions across Pennsylvania — and ties each to the publicly-traded bitcoin miners and neoclouds operating in the state.
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Moratoriums & restrictions in Pennsylvania
Local and state actions affecting data center siting. Each links to its public source.
| Jurisdiction | Action | Status | Enacted | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregg Townshiptownship · Union | Moratorium | active | Aug 2026 | NorthcentralPA |
| Pennsylvania (statewide) — Executive Order 2026-05 (GRID)state · Pennsylvania | Other | active | Aug 2026 | Governor of Pennsylvania |
| Hazle Townshiptownship · Luzerne | Moratorium | active | Jul 2026 | Fox56 / Penn Capital-Star |
| Brookvilleborough · Jefferson | Moratorium | active | Jun 2026 | WPSU / Pennsylvania Capital-Star |
| Center Townshiptownship · Butler | Moratorium | active | Jun 2026 | Butler Eagle |
| Mount Carmel Townshiptownship · Northumberland | Moratorium | active | May 2026 | The News-Item |
| South Bend Townshiptownship · Armstrong | Moratorium | proposed | — | google-news |
| Doylestown Townshiptownship · Bucks | Restrictive zoning | proposed | — | datacenterbans.com |
| West Hempfield Townshiptownship · Lancaster | Restrictive zoning | restrictive_zoning | — | datacenterbans.com |
| Pennsylvania (statewide) — SB 1359state · Pennsylvania | Moratorium | proposed | — | PA Environment Digest |
Score Pennsylvania's data center political risk
Dimetrics scores each jurisdiction's resistance capacity — blending political lean, income and education, grid adequacy, and enacted actions — and maps it to operator exposure at the site level. See the scored interactive map, or query it in Claude via the Dimetrics MCP.
Moratorium and zoning records are compiled from public filings and news sources and provided as is. Not legal or investment advice. See all states →