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Dave McCormick: “3.4 gigs is going to go into a data center complex.”

Featuring: Dave McCormick, Republican | U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania

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Published June 10, 2026 | Video Starts at 30:08

And since then, there's been enormous investments made in Pennsylvania. I visited one just the other week. Homer City, 4.4 gigawatts of power from a coal plant that's being transitioned to natural gas. 3.4 gigs is going to go into a data center complex. A gigawatts going back on the grid to hopefully bring down energy prices. So this is, this is happening across Pennsylvania, but the opposition is growing. (30:08–30:12)

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