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PPL is proposing creating a new wider transmission line in southern Luzerne County.

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Hazleton-area residents question transmission line project proposed through southern Luzerne County

Around 100 residents attended at townhall at Hazleton Area High School to learn more about their rights and PPL's Sugarloaf PPL 500-kilovolt Transmission Line Project.

Republican members of the Pennsylvania State Senate hear testimony on the pros and cons of data center development.

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Answers still needed after hearing in Lackawanna County for data center development in Pa.

Kat Bolus | WVIA News

State Sen. Rosemary Brown called the Senate Policy Committee hearing to discuss the industry's interest in Pennsylvania.

A car passes through a largely darkened Wilkes-Barre Public Square Wednesday night as power to the area was shut down while utility crews investigated a possible gas leak.

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UPDATE: Power restored, gas repairs continue in downtown Wilkes-Barre after city went dark last night

Roger DuPuis | WVIA News

UPDATE: Power restored, gas repairs continue in downtown Wilkes-Barre after city went dark last night

U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan speaks about the growth of the natural gas industry at a talk at Lackawanna College in Scranton on May 2.

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‘Once-in-a-generation opportunity’: business leaders plan for booming data center and AI industries

Isabela Weiss | WVIA News | Report for America

Energy leaders, state and federal representatives say they will unleash Northeast Pennsylvania’s natural gas reserves for the future of data centers and artificial intelligence.