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WATCH: 'A Community Conversation: The Data Center Debate'

A Community Conversation: The Data Center Debate
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PBS39 will air a one-hour special "A Community Conversation: The Data Center Debate," at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — PBS39 is examining the demand and implications for data centers in the Lehigh Valley.

“A Community Conversation: The Data Center Debate" is a live show that will explore the impact data centers may have on the region.

The hourlong program will be hosted by PBS39 Executive Producer Brittany Sweeney.

It will be broadcast at PBS39 and streaming at PBS39.org, as well as on the PBS39 YouTube channel and here at LehighValleyNews.com.

Guests include:

  • Alberto Lamadrid, Economics Professor, Lehigh University;
  • Kathryn Zerfuss, commissioner, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission;
  • Abby Smith, president and CEO, Team PA;
  • State Rep. Danielle Friel Otten, D-Chester County;
  • Jill Seitz, chief community and regional planner, Lehigh Valley Planning Commission;
  • Tom Shortell, LehighValleyNews.com reporter;
  • Jason Addy, LehighValleyNews.com reporter

PBS39 is part of Lehigh Valley Public Media, along with 91.3 WLVR radio and LehighValleyNews.com.

The live show is being recorded at the Univest Public Media Center on the SteelStacks campus in Bethlehem.

Seats are still available for the taping; you can register here to be in the studio audience.