This story has been updated to clarify the title of University of Delaware professor Weisong Shi. The topic of data centers is a rising priority in New Castle County and state politics after the ...

The plan for the data center northwest of Delaware is an 11-building facility using 1.2 gigawatts of electricity spread among five buildings on the north campus and six buildings on the south campus.

A newly introduced state Senate bill wants to fast track permitting for data centers in Pennsylvania while placing limits on local zoning to maintain uniformity across towns. As data center proposals ...