American Water: data‑center hookups are early talks; developers must fund needed upgrades

Feb 11, 2026

Pennsylvania American Water told Scranton council it’s early in discussions about proposed data centers and that its policy is to 'do no harm' to existing customers; any infrastructure upgrades to serve large users would be paid by developers after modeling and permitting.

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Pennsylvania American Water representatives told Scranton council during a caucus meeting that talks with prospective data centers drawing from Lake Scranton are at an early stage and that the utility will not commit system capacity unless modeling shows it will not harm existing customers.

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