GOP candidate Garrity breaks with Shapiro as she calls for pause in data center development - PennLive.com
What's documented GOP gubernatorial candidate Garrity calls for data center development pause, differing from Shapiro's GRID standards approach.
Stacy Garrity, the Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor, called for a pause on new data center construction to give municipalities time to prepare, breaking with Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro. Shapiro has instead pushed voluntary GRID development standards tied to fast-track permitting and sales-tax exemptions. Garrity said she has not set the pause's length and assumes it could be done through executive authority, which legal experts question.
- Garrity (R) backs a pause on new data center construction
- Breaks with Gov. Shapiro's voluntary GRID development standards
- Cites local zoning rules dating to the 1960s and 1970s
- A March Gallup poll found 71% of Americans oppose nearby data centers
- Data Center Coalition warns a moratorium signals Pennsylvania is closed for business