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The Joint State Government Commission (JSGC) is the primary non-partisan public policy and statutory research organization that serves the Pennsylvania General Assembly. We issue reports on a wide variety of public policy topics. Our episodes feature staff discussions highlighting recently released reports. To learn more about us and access full reports, please visit our website: http://jsg.legis.state.pa.us/

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Data Centers

May 08, 2026 • JSGC • Episode 57

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In this episode, the JSGC podcast crew continues our exploration of topics from our AI report, this time turning our attention to data centers. Project manager of the JSGC report on AI Yvonne Hursh and former COPA-STEP AI Fellow Dr. Jae Wan Ahn return to answer questions about what data centers are, where they are sited, and the impacts they might have on local economies as well their effects on energy and water usage. For more information on data centers please visit the JSGC website to access our full report.

As a disclaimer for our listeners, this episode was recorded in March of 2026 and the development and policy discussions surrounding data centers are progressing rapidly. This episode represents the issue at a snapshot in time.

Music by Joseph McDade. Visit us at http://jsg.legis.state.pa.us/