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There is a big push in PA too. Our governor Josh Shapiro seems more pro-datacenter than not. (Note he is a potential 2028 presidential hopeful who, full disclosure, I voted for and don't regret doing that since the alternative was a total nut job IMHO).

Meanwhile everybody's electric rates are spiking, some dramatically so. There isn't much new power generation being built here. Amazon is taking over an old US steel plan that had a dedicated gas generator, and MS supposedly has invested in restarting TMI's non-melted down reactor - i'll be amazed it that ever produces a drop of power though I'm sure billions will be spent on it.

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