PA: The Governor's Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) Standards
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The Governor's Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) Standards - PA Department of Community & Economic Development --> The Governor's Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) Standards As announced during Governor Shapiro’s 2026-27 Budget Address , the Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) Standards establish best practices that data centers must comply with to receive support from the Commonwealth. These Standards represent metrics of success to use in evaluating whether proposed data center projects would provide real value to the local community, are mitigating or offsetting their impacts, and are being developed in a responsible manner. They are also a benchmark for data center developers to demonstrate that they are doing right by Pennsylvania communities and merit the Commonwealth’s support. Standards focus on four key areas: Energy Affordability, Transparency and Community Engagement, Workforce and Economic Development, and Environmental Protection. Fast Track Intake Form To demonstrate entitlement to the benefits available under the GRID Standards, project developers must submit a joint application to the Commonwealth’s Office of Transformation and Opportunity (OTO) and Department of Revenue (DOR) through the OTO’s Fast Track Intake Form , that explains the specific steps that the developer commits to take to adhere to the GRID Standards in each of the four areas. OTO and DOR will review the application, and if it qualifies, will issue the project a GRID Certificate, making the project eligible to participate in OTO’s PA Permit Fast Track Program , authorizing sales and use tax benefits for the purchase of computer data center equipment, and allowing participation in preferential tax zone programs. Then, prior to commencing commercial operations, a GRID project must provide OTO and DOR a GRID Ready Report demonstrating compliance with the GRID Standards. Finally, in order to maintain its GRID Certificate after commencing operation, the GRID project must file annual reports demonstrating its continued compliance. What Are the GRID Standards The GRID Standards, and the process of obtaining and maintaining the GRID Certificate, are described in the accordion below. 1. Energy Affordability GRID Certification . In its joint application for a GRID Certificate, a project developer must submit an initial energy plan detailing how it will provide for its energy needs without imposing additional costs on other utility ratepayers. In that plan, the developer must agree to: Build, bring, or buy incremental electric capacity needed to meet its new energy demands, matching the GRID project’s ramp schedule and paying the full cost of that capacity, which must be from new or otherwise incremental electric generation, located within the same PJM Locational Deliverability Area (LDA) as the proposed GRID Project and include the following percentages from clean firm energy: Beginning January 1, 2027, 10%. Beginning Ja
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