In a surprise Tuesday afternoon executive order, Pennsylvannia Gov. Josh Shapiro — a likely U.S. Presidential candidate — signed an executive order imposing energy, disclosure and community requirements on proposed AI data centers across the state.

Shapiro said no AI data centers are currently online in the state, with five in the final stages of application. Over 100 are in various stages of construction, he said.

The order subjects all data center to a new framework: Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development Requirements (GRID). Similar to the Texas audit ordered by Gov. Greg Abbott, GRID forces developers to bring their own power and meet other environmental guidelines, among other regulations.

Of note is the new local requirement for data center builds, which must receive approval from city councils or other governing bodies in the locations data centers plan on building. For company’s like Keel Infrastructure (NASDAQ: KEEL), that could mean appeasing city councils or having plans completely scrubbed.

Vineland, New Jersey's city council approved a DataOne data center expansion tied to a deal with Nebius.

The approval advances the planned expansion through the local process and gives DataOne a path to add infrastructure supporting Nebius' computing deployment.

The project adds to the growing pipeline of AI capacity moving through municipal review as operators seek sites with sufficient power and room to expand.

WhiteFiber was named the exclusive operator for Krambu's planned 100 MW GPU buildout.

The role positions WhiteFiber to operate the infrastructure behind the proposed deployment while Krambu advances the broader buildout.

If completed at the planned scale, the project would add another sizable GPU campus to WhiteFiber's operating footprint and expand the capacity available for AI workloads.

Crusoe has discussed a potential initial public offering with JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America, according to Axios.

The talks put four of Wall Street's largest banks around a possible public-market debut for the AI infrastructure company.

The discussions remain preliminary, and the report does not mean Crusoe has committed to an offering or finalized its timing.

Protestors at Vineland’s city council meeting on the proposed data center weren’t too happy to hear the project approved!

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