How will Gov. Shapiro's data center executive order work?

Governor Josh Shapiro recently signed an executive order placing what he described as the most stringent requirements on data center development in the country. But how will the new guidelines work? In the latest episode of Battleground Politics, NBC10’s Lauren Mayk discussed the order and its expected impact on data centers with Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Jessica Shirley.

Here’s a full breakdown of the episode:

:00 – Gov. Josh Shapiro on data centers

1:54 – Response to Gov. Shapiro’s executive order

3:08 – How new permit process will impact the pace of data center development

4:06 – How order requirements impact data centers that already have environmental permits

6:27 – Backing local decisions on data centers

7:58 – Whether or not Gov. Shapiro has a final say on data center projects

8:50 – Speculative data center projects

10:35 – Environmental requirements for Pennsylvania data centers

12:21 – Protecting consumers from higher costs

13:19 – NDAs and data centers