PPL-Blackstone Joint Venture Secures 5 GW of Gas Turbines for Data Centers in Pennsylvania

PPL-Blackstone joint venture secures 5 GW of gas turbines for data centers in Pennsylvania

Although the PJM Interconnection aims to hold a backstop reliability auction in late September, CEO Vincent Sorgi said he expects bilateral contracting will be the main pathway for adding generation in the region.

More data center proposals keep coming to Pennsylvania. So does the outcry.

A sign opposing a data center project proposed for East Whiteland Township in Chester County on Saturday, May 9, 2026. (Photo by Peter Hall/Capital-Star)Ethan Young is a summer intern for the Pennsylvania Legislative Correspondents Association, and a rising senior at the University of Pennsylvania.  In January, as her curiosity about data centers grew, longtime Pennsylvania environmental activist Karen Feridun turned to Facebook to create a grou…