US EditionTrump and Sen. Dave McCormick Team up to Promote Energy Investments in Pennsylvania
PENNSYLVANIA, JUL 15 – The $70 billion package focuses on AI data centers, power generation, and workforce training, expected to create tens of thousands of jobs, marking the largest private investment in Pennsylvania's history.
- President Donald Trump and Senator David McCormick jointly announced about $70 billion in energy and AI investments in Pennsylvania during a summit in Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
- The announcement followed rising U.S. power demand driven by expanding AI data centers and Trump’s prior AI Action Plan aiming to boost U.S. AI leadership and reduce regulatory barriers.
- Investments include Amazon’s $20 billion for data centers, Microsoft’s $1.6 billion nuclear plant reopening, Nippon Steel’s $15 billion U.S. Steel acquisition, and plans to convert a coal plant to gas fueling data centers.
- McCormick emphasized that Pennsylvania plays a vital role in leading AI innovation efforts across the United States, while Shapiro highlighted that recent investments are expected to create tens of thousands of new jobs within the state.
- These investments position Pennsylvania as a key AI-energy corridor amid growing energy infrastructure strain but also raise concerns about shifting support from renewables to fossil and nuclear energy.
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President Trump and many leaders of the country’s largest technology and energy companies announced more than $90 billion in new investments in the state on Tuesday. Mr. Trump, who spoke for about 30 minutes during a roundtable discussion at the Inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University, said 20 “leading technology and energy companies” will invest in Pennsylvania to develop a new artificial intelligence …
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Sen. McCormick, Trump announce billions in AI and energy investments in Pa. at innovation summit: ‘The nation’s future depends on us’
Republican Sen. Dave McCormick organized the summit, which drew appearances from President Trump, major tech CEOs and the state's most prominent Democrats.
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