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Pennsylvania Data Center Power Rules: Large-Load Tariffs and State Law
How Pennsylvania’s utilities and lawmakers handle data-center-sized power requests: 1 utility and 1 state measure, compiled from public filings, with a source on every entry.
Last checked October 22, 2026All states
Utilities
Pennsylvania utilities and their large-load rules.
PPL Electric Utilities
PA · PJM · PPL Corporation
ApprovedJun 2026Large-load customer class (rate case settlement)
Pennsylvania regulators approved a PPL rate settlement creating a large-load class with commitments of at least 10 years and minimum usage requirements.
- Service commitments of at least 10 years
- Minimum usage requirements
- Non-bypassable charge funding low-income help, about $11 million a year from 2027
Source: Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, PUC Issues Decision in PPL Electric Rate Proceeding (2026)
State law and regulation
Pennsylvania laws and rulemakings.
enacted · 2026-05
PUC large-load model tariff (Docket M-2025-3054271)
A nonbinding model for loads above 50 MW (or 100 MW in aggregate) that assigns upgrade costs they cause, sets exit fees, and has each utility file its own tariff.
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (2026); Utility Dive (2026)
What this can and can’t tell you
The rules are public. Whether your site can get power isn’t.
Anyone could pull these filings; we compile them so they’re easy to find. Terms change often, so confirm them with the utility or the commission docket before relying on them.
Going deeper: Data Center Site Selection in Pennsylvania
This tracker · Public, free
- A utility’s published rules for large new loads
- The same answer for every site in that utility’s territory
- What the terms are if power is available
- Compiled from filings anyone can read
A BlackForge report · Site-specific
- Whether a specific parcel can actually be served, and roughly when
- Substation headroom and the realistic connection path
- Gas, water, fiber, buildable land and zoning, checked together
- Built and refreshed for your load, your timeline and your parcels
Cite this tracker
BlackForge Data Centers. "Pennsylvania data center power rules," Large-Load Power Tracker. Last checked October 22, 2026. https://www.blackforgedatacenters.com/data-center-power-tracker/pennsylvania
Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with credit.
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