Statement on Nscale’s acquisition of AIPCorp, including the Monarch Computer Campus
If the Monarch Computer Campus project goes forward according to plan, Governor Morissey and residents of the mid-Ohio River Valley will be stunned at how small an economic contribution such a large and expensive facility will make.
Adams Fork is a Giant Waste of Energy
The projected gas consumption of TransGas’ ammonia and data center plans at the Adams Fork Energy site keeps ballooning.
Why “drill, baby, drill” won’t lower your utility bills
Increasing fracking and drilling operations could help energy companies, foreign consumers, tech companies, and shareholders—but not struggling Americans.
The Appalachianization of America’s Economy
AI-driven economic growth is exposing investment and GDP growth as misleading measures of prosperity and as misguided goals for local economic development strategies.
The Borealis pipeline will bring more Appalachian gas to the Midwest and Gulf Coast
New gas pipeline projects could open the valve of Appalachia gas even wider, fueling the buildout of power plants and data centers.
Why Data Centers Will Be Economic Development Duds
Data centers are highly capital intensive, non-labor intensive enterprises that create few jobs & inject little money into host communities.
Falling Further Behind
The lagging US steel industry risks falling further behind—absent large-scale investment in low- or zero-emissions “green” steelmaking.
Expanding data center demand near Appalachia could slow down regional decarbonization efforts
Further decarbonizing the PJM grid is functionally impossible unless Appalachia replaces gas-fired generation with zero-carbon electricity.
New, overlapping pipeline proposals are redundant–and unnecessary
Two competing pipeline proposals would increase Appalachian natural gas flows to southern Virginia and North Carolina.
Frackalachia Update 2025
New gas development for data centers and LNG is “destined to disappoint” as Appalachia’s fracking counties continue their economic spiral.