HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pe sylva ia Data Ce te Pa t e s co ti ues to suppo t clea , accou table sta da ds fo espo sible data ce te developme t a d ope atio s. We comme d the bipa tisa p ovisio s i cluded i the 2026 Pe sylva ia State Budget, passed last mo th, equi i g data ce te s to epo t thei elect icity a d wate co sumptio to the Commo wealth u de Se ate Bill 146, sig ed i to law as Act 21 of 2026. G eate t a spa e cy gives commu ities peace of mi d, helps them make i fo med decisio s a d e su es all stakeholde s a e held accou table.
These ew budget p ovisio s a d safegua ds closely eflect the type of sta da ds that Pe sylva ia Data Ce te Pa t e s impleme t th oughout all ou developme ts. Ou facilities a e desig ed to meet, a d ofte exceed, expectatio s fo espo sible e e gy a d wate use while delive i g the c itical digital i f ast uctu e eeded to suppo t the ext ge e atio of computi g powe . We i co po ate adva ced e gi ee i g a d sustai ability p actices, i cludi g o site wate sto age, wate -efficie t cooli g tech ologies, a d othe measu es that sig ifica tly educe ove all wate dema d while mai tai i g eliable ope atio s. We also suppo t elect ic t a smissio a d g id i f ast uctu e upg ades that imp ove lo g-te m eliability a d esilie cy, with imp oveme ts fu ded by ou developme ts — ot by the ave age atepaye .
The hype scale data ce te s we build, i cludi g Pe sylva ia Digital 1 (PAX-1) i Middlesex Tow ship, a e the digital backbo e of mode i ovatio . Pu pose-built to suppo t the imme se dema ds of adva ced, high-pe fo ma ce computi g systems a d specialized AI p ocesso s that a e d ivi g a multitude of tech ological b eakth oughs. These facilities e able p og ess i medical diag ostics a d d ug discove y, imp ove p ecisio ag icultu e th ough sma te i igatio a d c op ma ageme t, st e gthe cybe secu ity, suppo t adva ced ma ufactu i g, e ha ce public safety a d eme ge cy espo se, accele ate scie tific esea ch, a d powe cloud se vices, fi a cial systems, commu icatio s etwo ks, a d eve yday digital tools that millio s of people ely o eve y day.
Eve y site a d commu ity is u ique. Respo sible developme t bala ces tech ology, i f ast uctu e, e vi o me tal p otectio , eighbo hood cha acte a d the lo g-te m goals of the mu icipality a d ou te a ts so p og ess a d the e vi o me t ca th ive togethe .
Pe sylva ia is well positio ed to suppo t the atio ’s g owi g digital eco omy with abu da t e e gy esou ces, existi g t a smissio a d p oximity to majo populatio ce te s. O ly developme ts that meet the most st i ge t sta da ds should move fo wa d. This app oach p otects eighbo hoods while c eati g jobs, i f ast uctu e a d eve ue fo schools, eme ge cy se vices a d othe local p io ities.
Pe sylva ia Data Ce te Pa t e s will move quickly to impleme t the ew epo ti g equi eme ts, deepe i g ou i vestme t i tech ologies that educe wate dema d, while st e gthe i g g id eliability, a d p ovide clea , ve ifiable pe fo ma ce data. We will co ti ue collabo ati g with lawmake s, egulato s a d commu ities to adva ce policies that ewa d espo sible developme t a d e su e o ly the highest quality p ojects move fo wa d i Pe sylva ia. Ou commitme t to ou fellow eside ts is to build digital i f ast uctu e that meets the st o gest sta da ds of t a spa e cy, efficie cy a d e vi o me tal stewa dship.
Pe sylva ia Data Ce te Pa t e s is the leadi g develope a d ow e of hype scale data ce te s th oughout the Commo wealth. Th ough ou la d acquisitio , powe p ocu eme t, a d speed-to-ma ket developme t p ocess, we delive ext-ge e atio digital i f ast uctu e desig ed to suppo t the imme se computi g dema ds of a tificial i tellige ce a d othe high-pe fo ma ce wo kloads. Ou st ategically located, scalable campuses p ovide hype scale s, i vesto s, a d local commu ities with the i f ast uctu e eeded to d ive i ovatio , eco omic g owth, a d lo g-te m tech ological adva ceme t. Fo mo e i fo matio , visit PADataCe te s.com.
