Scope
Pennsylvania House Bill 2515 (2025-2026 session), per its official short title, would provide for commercial data center transparency regarding energy use, water use and noise pollution, with duties for the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Transportation and the Office of Attorney General and civil penalties. It was referred to the House Energy Committee on 13 May 2026 with no later action.
- Geographic scope
- Pennsylvania
- Jurisdiction
- State
- Authority type
- Legislature
- Issuing authority
- Pennsylvania General Assembly
Dates
- Adopted
- No adoption day is recorded
- Effective
- Not enacted
- Scheduled expiration
- None scheduled
- Ended
- Not recorded as ended
- Completion condition
- None stated
- Source document
- The source page states no document date
- Last checked
- 5 October 2026
Summary
Pennsylvania House Bill 2515 would provide for commercial data center transparency regarding energy use, water use and noise pollution, with duties for the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Transportation and the Office of Attorney General and civil penalties. It was referred to the House Energy Committee on 13 May 2026 with no later action. It is a pending proposal and not law.
What this does not establish
- The bill status page (read 1 October 2026) is the status source; the full bill text was not opened, so provisions are described only as far as the official short title states them.
- The Pennsylvania 2025-2026 session continues until 30 November 2026, so a bill without further action is pending, not failed, on 1 October 2026.
Unresolved questions
None recorded.
Relationships
Supersession means a later instrument replaces the earlier legal effect. Repeal links identify the repeal instrument and the measure it ends. A later implementation or related letter is not treated as a replacement unless the record says so.
- No related action is recorded.
Sources
https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb2515