Pennsylvania / Flagship state layer
Executive Order 2026-05 governs covered permitting. The PUC model framework governs large-load utility treatment. BrooksFlow keeps them separate.
Certain covered projects seeking Commonwealth permits must secure local approval, submit plans, and enter enforceable commitments addressing developer-paid infrastructure, environmental review, water and energy disclosure, workforce, community benefits, and public transparency.
Executive Order 2026-05 · announced August 18, 2026Generally more than 50 MW individually or 100 MW in aggregate. Cost causation, collateral, studies, contract terms, exit protections, and queue transparency are the model; utility-specific implementation still matters.
Separate PUC final order · May 13, 2026GRID requirements
Public records / Do not force a funnel
Public counts can describe more than 100 proposals in sourced information, projects that contacted DEP, projects with at least one permit application, projects fully permitted for an initial phase, or tax-exemption certificates. Those datasets use different definitions and do not prove one clean progression.
Open the official Pennsylvania permit tracker ↗Publicly described; may never file.
Conversation is not an application.
One permit is not full approval.
Later phases can remain unapproved.
A separate administrative record.
Curated projects / as reviewed August 23, 2026
Luzerne and Bucks countiesAmazon / AWS Pennsylvania$20B+ announced · publicly announced
Open evidence →Multiple proposed locationsBlackstone / QTS Pennsylvania$25B+ announced · publicly announced
Open evidence →Primary record
The state's legal requirements are not company outcomes. Company commitments are not independently measured results.
Legally required
Pennsylvania Executive Order 2026-05 applies GRID permitting requirements to certain covered data-center projects above 25 MW.
Pennsylvania Executive Order 2026-05 applies GRID permitting requirements to certain covered data-center projects above 25 MW.
Regulatory requirement
Pennsylvania's PUC model tariff generally addresses loads above 50 MW individually or 100 MW in aggregate.
Pennsylvania's PUC model tariff generally addresses loads above 50 MW individually or 100 MW in aggregate.
Sponsor commitment
Amazon announced at least $20 billion in planned Pennsylvania investment and at least 1,250 technical jobs associated with supported Luzerne and Bucks County locations.
Amazon announced at least $20 billion in planned Pennsylvania investment and at least 1,250 technical jobs associated with supported Luzerne and Bucks County locations.
Sponsor-reported
Blackstone/QTS announced more than $25 billion in investment, more than 6,000 jobs created or supported annually during construction, and more than 3,000 created or supported during operations.
Blackstone/QTS announced more than $25 billion in investment, more than 6,000 jobs created or supported annually during construction, and more than 3,000 created or supported during operations.