(WBRE/WYOU) — Blackstone Infrastructure has announced a $25 billion investment towards developing digital and energy infrastructure in Pennsylvania.
Blackstone Infrastructure and PPL Corporation also announced a partnership to build natural gas generation stations to power data centers in the commonwealth.
Blackstone says it has secured multiple land sites throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania to develop and operate data center sites.
As a national energy leader, we welcome Blackstone Infrastructure's intent to invest in Pennsylvania and work with PPL to deliver long-term clean energy solutions to power our data centers through natural gas generation. Pennsylvania is competing again, and it is clear that with the significant investments recently announced in the commonwealth and today's historic announcement by PPL and Blackstone Infrastructure, Pennsylvania is primed for investments in energy, data centers, AI, and more."
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According to Blackstone, the investment will create over 6,000 jobs in Pennsylvania annually over an estimated 10-year construction timeline.
Blackstone says the investment will help catalyze an additional $60 billion investment in Pennsylvania.
Construction is expected to begin by the end of 2028.
