<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Saw Mill Technology Center]]></title><description><![CDATA[A proposed data center campus development being thoughtfully planned and designed in Penn Forest Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania.]]></description><link>https://www.sawmilltechnologycenter.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:00:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.sawmilltechnologycenter.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Case Study: What Twenty Years of Data Centers Gave to a Small Town in Washington ]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you want to know what a data center means for a small community over time, don't argue about projections. Look at a place that has already lived it. Quincy, Washington, is one of the clearest examples of how a community can benefit from a data center.]]></description><link>https://www.sawmilltechnologycenter.com/post/a-case-study-what-twenty-years-of-data-centers-gave-to-a-small-town-in-washington</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa7ebdaa4442c29a6e87175</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:33:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e67704_4034b36405c1469c83f9673279a5b36d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_887,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>djohnson217</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Penn Forest's Data Center Ordinance Protects Residents ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Although no specific project is before them, Penn Forest Township's Board of Supervisors passed one of the most stringent data center ordinances in Pennsylvania. Below is a plain-language look at what it actually requires.]]></description><link>https://www.sawmilltechnologycenter.com/post/how-penn-forest-s-data-center-ordinance-protects-residents</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa7ebdaa4442c29a6e87173</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:07:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e67704_e31af83a018b422a8f3875cb61154cd9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_887,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>djohnson217</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Water 101: How the Data Center Ordinance Protects Local Wells]]></title><description><![CDATA[Water is usually at the top of a community’s list of concerns around data center development. Residents worry about water use, whether their wells may run dry, and who is on the hook for replacing the water if that happens. The Penn Forest ordinance makes clear that the answer is: the developer.]]></description><link>https://www.sawmilltechnologycenter.com/post/water-101-how-the-data-center-ordinance-protects-local-wells</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa7ebdaa4442c29a6e87174</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:06:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e67704_c820564c59fc4267b3e46f8d652889d4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_887,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>djohnson217</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Data Centers, PA Can Reinvent Itself Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[No state built America more than Pennsylvania. On the heels of our 250th year of independence, most think of how Pennsylvanians built the nation ideologically. From the Declaration of Independence to the Gettysburg Address, Pennsylvania has been a central place for articulating the idea of America.]]></description><link>https://www.sawmilltechnologycenter.com/post/with-data-centers-pa-can-reinvent-itself-again</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa7ebdaa4442c29a6e87170</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:57:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e67704_432f81da24e54c039dbcd371d73c3616~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>djohnson217</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data Centers 101]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cloud computing, AI, streaming, mobile banking — nearly everything people do online runs through a data center somewhere. As demand for those services keeps growing, so does the need for the additional physical infrastructure to support them and the property to build them on.]]></description><link>https://www.sawmilltechnologycenter.com/post/blog-placeholder-02</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa7ebdaa4442c29a6e87171</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:57:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e67704_ed7755f4337c49fea797626b506d312f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_887,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>djohnson217</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blueprint for smart data center development can start in our region]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents in the Greater Lehigh Valley and northeast Pennsylvania have always had to balance our access to pristine, natural beauty and a small-town way of life with the demands of industry and economic development. Our neighboring Carbon County in particular itself derives its name from the large deposits of anthracite — the highest quality coal that were once mined here and helped our   towns power the economic engines of the entire country.  ]]></description><link>https://www.sawmilltechnologycenter.com/post/blueprint-for-smart-data-center-development-can-start-in-our-region</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa7ebdaa4442c29a6e87172</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:57:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e67704_058ba6f51bf44cb596ea012f52de889b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_702,h_418,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>djohnson217</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zoning 101: The Rules Behind What Gets Built Near You ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The zoning process separates cities into different areas, such as residential or industrial, to regulate the use of land and buildings. Zoning ordinances then dictate how a structure—a data center, a housing complex, or a warehouse—can be built and operated on that land depending on its designation. It sounds very mundane, but those ordinances matter more than most people realize.]]></description><link>https://www.sawmilltechnologycenter.com/post/blog-placeholder</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa7ebdaa4442c29a6e8716f</guid><category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:56:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e67704_207eb31ce309446ebbcae8c16ea72e66~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_887,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>djohnson217</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vicki Lightcap: Pennsylvania’s data center boom doesn’t have to come at communities’ expense]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania is undergoing a data center boom, but depending on which side of the debate you fall on, that’s either a reason to celebrate or a reason to protest. ]]></description><link>https://www.sawmilltechnologycenter.com/post/vicki-lightcap-pennsylvania-s-data-center-boom-doesn-t-have-to-come-at-communities-expense</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa7ebdaa4442c29a6e8716e</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:56:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e67704_5d6cd6ff79ee461189b6366ef49588aa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_596,h_310,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>djohnson217</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>