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 Dave McCormick jointly announced roughly $70 billion in energy and AI investments in Pennsylvania at a summit in Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
- The announcement followed rising U.S. power demand driven by ballooning AI data centers and efforts to streamline permitting and boost infrastructure through federal-private partnerships.
- Major projects include Amazon's $20 billion expansion of two data center complexes, Microsoft's $1.6 billion effort to reopen Three Mile Island's nuclear reactor, and conversion of a coal plant into a large gas-fired facility.
- In a Fox News interview, Senator McCormick highlighted Pennsylvania's strategic advantages, citing its rich energy resources, highly skilled workforce, and advanced technology as key factors supporting the state's leadership in AI and energy industries.
- These investments could spur tens of thousands of jobs, bolster Pennsylvania's status as a tech-energy hub, and reflect a shift favoring fossil and nuclear energy with potential impacts on renewable energy support.
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(The Center Square) – The day after the Pennsylvania House of Representatives sent them a hefty spending plan, Senate leaders aren’t rushing to act. Instead, they are halfway across the state at a summit in Pittsburgh with congressional, industry and state leaders discussing Pennsylvania’s role in powering the future of artificial intelligence. President Donald Trump will feature at the event. Still, the $50 billion bill awaiting action in the u…
Trump attends major energy and AI summit in Pittsburgh
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 …
Tech and energy giants pour billions to turn Pennsylvania into an AI hub as part of Trump’s tech push
President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced an investment of more than $90 billion from private companies across tech, energy and finance to turn Pennsylvania into a hub for artificial intelligence — a technology that’s expected to upend everything from the economy to health care and education.
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.
Trump Touts $92 Billion in Energy, AI Investments at Pennsylvania Summit
PITTSBURGH—President Donald Trump announced about $92 billion in investments in the Pennsylvania region as he led a roundtable discussion on July 15 at Carnegie Mellon University to close out an energy and innovation summit. “We’re here to announce the largest economic development package in the history of the Commonwealth,” Trump said during opening remarks. “It’s a great day for the people.” More than 20 companies committed to regional investm…
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