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Shapiro Signs Order Ending Fast-Track Data Center NDAs

9/7/2026

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  • Governor Josh Shapiro signed an order removing data centers from Pennsylvania’s fast-track permitting and banning NDAs.
  • Four of nine Pennsylvania fast-track data-center projects involved municipalities that signed NDAs with developers.
  • Kline Township stopped responding to records requests about possible confidentiality agreements for data-center projects.
  • Senator Richard Blumenthal launched a nationwide investigation in March into NDAs that may conceal data-centers’ energy and water impacts.