Pennsylvania AI Data Center Siting & Grid Compliance Evaluator

Facility & Site Profile

Facility Name

Regulatory Scenario Presets

Pennsylvania Interconnection Zone

Facility Load Demand: 450 MW

Substation Firm Reserve Headroom: 600 MW

Power Procurement Strategy

Clean Power Match Percentage: 92%

Spatial Siting & Environmental Matrix

Cooling Architecture

Basin Water Authority

Daily Water Intake: 1.80 MGD

Backup Generation Safeguard

PA Ratepayer Shielding & Tariff Structure

Executive Order Assessment

PJM Grid Headroom 150 MW Substation 600 MW reserve

Carbon Intensity 78.4 lbs/MWh 92% Clean Match

Ratepayer Risk Exposure Insulated (Dedicated Private Tariff) No consumer cost-shift

Basin Water Stress Moderate-Low (basin allowance compliant) 1.80 MGD withdrawal

Required Regulatory Mitigations & Action Items

Install continuous thermal effluent monitoring sensors
Submit PJM dual-feed study within 60 days

Pennsylvania EO Standard Reference: Facilities >100 MW must demonstrate zero ratepayer grid upgrade subsidization, PJM regional transmission margin ≥ 50 MW, and SRBC/DRBC consumptive water permits.