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Aaron Tinjum
Coverage of Aaron Tinjum in the Nexus archive.
Data Center Coalitionorganization2Dominion Energyorganization1Virginiaplace1Lee Francisperson1League of Conservation Votersorganization1Virginia Clean Economy Acttopic1Regional Greenhouse Gas initiativetopic1Environmental Integrity Projectorganization1Pennsylvaniaplace1natural gastopic1climate pollutiontopic1data centerstopic1
- Data centers want to build their own gas turbines. Would that skirt state renewable energy laws?
Virginia data centers are increasing on-site gas turbine power generation to bypass grid connection delays, raising concerns about air pollution and conflicting with the state's clean energy goals. These projects avoid oversight under the Virginia Clean Economy Act and bypass public interest approval processes for utility projects.
- 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.