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AI data centre regulation just got a template that needs no new law
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Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed an executive order requiring data centre developers to sign binding agreements accepting conditions before permits are reviewed, alongside securing local approval. The order bans NDAs for state agencies, mandates public disclosure of energy and water use, requires developers to cover grid costs rather than passing them to residents, and places data centres last in line during power curtailments. No new legislation was needed — existing permitting authority made it possible.