The Data Center Divide
A policy snapshot ahead of the 2026 midterms. Mapping data center incentives, restrictions, and bans through legislation, regulations, and executive actions across all 50 states and 1,462 local jurisdictions.
Borough of Nesquehoning
Anti-Data Center Policies
Pennsylvania requires data centers over 25 MW to obtain local approvals, secure power for their full demand, cover project-related grid costs, and meet added community, jobs, environmental, and reporting obligations. These rules may raise costs and delay or prevent covered projects, but do not ban them.
Rating and summary from Pennsylvania statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Borough of Nesquehoning.
current law · Borough of NesquehoningRemains a proposed, not yet binding, ordinance: at its March 25, 2026 meeting, Nesquehoning Borough Council accepted a draft, scheduled a public hearing for April 22, and planned to decide on adoption at that meeting.Pennsylvania Nesquehoning Borough Data Center Ordinance (2026)
People behind it
- Vice-President Kuba
Moved to accept the draft Data Center Ordinance and schedule its public hearing and adoption.
- Councilman Kattner
Seconded the motion to accept the draft Data Center Ordinance and schedule its public hearing and adoption.
- Attorney Yurchak
Drafted the NFPA 75/76 ordinance concerning data centers.
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- Mr. McArdle
Requested that the NFPA 75/76 ordinance concerning data centers be prepared.
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