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Aaron Tinjum
Coverage of Aaron Tinjum in the Nexus archive.
- New power plants for data centers would significantly increase Pennsylvania’s climate pollution
Data center developers in Pennsylvania plan to use seven new natural gas-fired power plants, which would emit 68 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent annually, equivalent to 14 million cars. The report highlights a 24% increase in Pennsylvania's emissions and warns of a national surge in greenhouse gas emissions driven by AI-related data center demand.