AI Data Centers and Your Electric Bill: The 2026 State Senate Choice for Towamencin Voters
What This Race Means for Towamencin
If you live in Towamencin Township, Montgomery County, you're in Pennsylvania State Senate District 24, and AI data centers have pushed energy costs to the front of the 2026 campaign there. Data centers consume enormous amounts of electricity, and the question of who pays for that power now runs straight through the state senate race between Chris Thomas and the incumbent. Thomas, the Democratic nominee, has built his campaign around working-family costs, and his platform takes a direct position on Big Tech's power demand.
Where Chris Thomas Stands on Data Centers and Your Bill
Thomas says Big Tech shouldn't get special deals or handouts that working families never would. He says residents' electric bills should not go up because tech companies want more power. His plan calls for data centers to meet their own energy needs and for corporations to pay their fair share toward schools and infrastructure, and he wants utility companies to publicly disclose electric capacity and planning so communities have meaningful input.
Sen. Tracy Pennycuick co-sponsored SB 939 in 2025, which aimed to make Pennsylvania the premier destination for data center and AI development, and in May 2026 she announced guardrail legislation requiring large data centers to bring their own power supply and pay a mitigation charge; it has not passed. Thomas' approach starts with the people who pay the bills.
What Towamencin Voters Should Do Before November 3
Chris Thomas' "No Blank Check for Big Tech" plan pairs ratepayer protection with transparency, and his background as a construction worker, teacher, and volunteer firefighter is proof he understands the pressures SD-24 families face. That makes Chris Thomas the right choice for District 24 on November 3. Register by October 19, 2026, and make your plan to vote.
