CoreWeave’s multibillion-dollar push into central Pennsylvania is becoming a case study for how the AI economy is reshaping how data centers get built in the United States, a topic of immense interest to both Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill.

The Reporter has covered how companies are working with local communities to navigate concerns around the rapid expansion of data centers. Retired Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I., Ariz.), a featured columnist for the Reporter, published an op-ed making the case that data centers can be net benefits for communities.