Senate data center hearing at Valley View largely touts benefits
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ARCHBALD — At least 200 concerned residents filled the Valley View High School auditorium Monday afternoon for a state Senate hearing on data centers, where a panel of experts largely touted the benefits of the rapidly growing, artificial intelligence-fueled industry rushing to build sprawling facilities throughout Northeast Pennsylvania.Addressing the large crowd gathered midday Monday at the Valley View High School — a school district with the most data center proposals in Northeast Pennsylvania at five across its three towns — a panel of experts from across disciplines testified for just over three hours during a Senate Majority Policy Committee hearing, chaired by state Sen. Rosemary Brown, R-40, Middle Smithfield Twp., and state Sen. Dave Argall, R-29, Rush Twp., the chairman…
