Pins matching date:2026-04-15

DANKO Holdings II, LP and Fishlips, LLC filed a zoning permit application dated April 15, 2026 for a three-building data center complex on John Brady Drive in Muncy Township, Lycoming County, on vacant industrial land near the West Branch Susquehanna River. The site plan shows two 14-pod buildings and one eight-pod building with water tanks and a water treatment facility, about 699,574 square feet of floor area. The township adopted a nine-month data center moratorium, the developer claimed deemed approval in July 2026, and the township says it will contest it; no construction, power deal, completion date or cost has been published.

Governor Wes Moore signed HB 1532, the Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act, into law on or about April 15, 2026, the day after the General Assembly passed it on the final day of session (April 13/14). The bill's data center provisions create a large-load registry program for grid management, require data centers to pay for transmission, distribution, interconnection, and new capacity costs (preventing cost-shifting to other ratepayers), and incentivize data centers to bring their own clean energy generation with battery backup (effective 2028). Top-tier projects receive 12-month expedited environmental permitting and priority interconnection. Critics including Food & Water Watch criticized provisions they characterized as pro-industry. The law saves Maryland families an estimated $150/year on energy bills.