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Explore how data centers and AI are increasing electricity demand and driving solar development in rural Pennsylvania and what this means for land use, leasing, and energy trends.

Our primary goal with this guide is to explain the emerging grid-scale solar energy development trends occurring in the Commonwealth and what might be expected in the next few years.

Use this spreadsheet to estimate the economic returns from an on-farm anaerobic digester.

Data centers are becoming an increasingly visible part of local development, yet many community leaders and residents lack clear, practical information about how these facilities operate and what they require to function.

Grid-scale solar developments (GSSD) are also called utility-scale solar or "solar arrays."

Explore why Pennsylvania is attracting data centers and examine the opportunities and rural community concerns surrounding their development.

Explore how state and local governments are responding to data center proposals, with examples of statutes and ordinances shaping energy costs and community impacts.

Explore how AI is reshaping agriculture’s energy use while driving innovation, increasing efficiency, and presenting new challenges for sustainability and infrastructure.

Explore why Pennsylvania is a prime location for data centers, addressing benefits, concerns, and opportunities for communities, policymakers, and industry stakeholders.

Rapidly rising gasoline and diesel prices quickly strain family and farm budgets.

There's an increasing likelihood that Pennsylvania will see a large investment in grid-scale solar development (GSSD) in the near future.

Penn State Faculty and Students discuss the future at the Penn State Biorenewables Symposium.

Renewable energy is energy generated from natural resources—such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides and geothermal heat.

Now is a good time to recover heat energy from dirty and nonrecycled plastics.

An anaerobic digester will partially convert manure to energy in the form of biogas which contains methane.

Don't be too quick to sign away your potentially valuable resource. If the deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

As farms become larger and more mechanized, the need for larger electric motors also increases. Three-phase electrical power needs to be considered on all farms.

Farm Energy Efficiency Tips for Field Production including tractors and implements.

The Data Center Guide to Common Questions is designed to help communities engage in informed, transparent, and respectful conversations about proposed data center development.

In this article, we will explore the future applications of hydrogen in agriculture and its current uses in the industry.

Biomass-based biochar has many potential applications in the bioeconomy.

Anecdotal evidence indicates that biogas was used for heating bath water in Assyria during the 10th century BC and in Persia during the 16th century.

"Homegrown" energy source: Biofuels are derived from biological materials such as food crops, crop residues, forest residues, animal wastes, and landfills.

New initiative aims to expand knowledge and access to wind energy for homes, farms, and communities

Hydrogen power, also known as hydrogen fuel, is an alternative energy source that has the potential to change the way we power our homes, vehicles, and businesses.