Pennsylvania Power Company Seizes Farmland for AI Data Centers Despite 267% Electricity Rate Hikes
Summary
Pennsylvania Power & Light seizes private farmland through eminent domain to build 240-foot transmission towers for AI data centers, despite admitting insufficient electricity exists and rates skyrocketing 267% while Amazon's $20 billion investment creates just 1,250 jobs.
Key Points
- Pennsylvania Power & Light is using eminent domain to seize private farmland from longtime residents to build 240-foot electrical transmission towers needed to power new AI data centers in the region
- PPL admits there is currently not enough electricity available to power the massive data centers that require as much energy as small cities, yet the company plans to take the land and build transmission lines anyway
- Amazon's $20 billion data center investment in Northeast Pennsylvania will create only 1,250 jobs while driving up electricity costs by up to 267% and forcing families from generational properties