This old Pennsylvania coal town could get a reboot from AI

At its peak, the Homer City power plant employed hundreds of people and could deploy enough to power 2 million homes. As the September evening inched along, the line of residents waiting their turn ...

This American town has been on fire for over 60 years, and could burn for another century

Centralia, Pennsylvania, once a thriving coal town, was slowly erased by an underground fire ignited in 1962. Decades of ...
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In Western Pennsylvania, an old coal town gets a gas-fired data center

Homer City Generating Station's remaining smokestack, April 3, 2025. The site will be cleared for a natural gas power plant and data center. On a Saturday morning in March, a demolition crew took down ...
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A fire has been burning under this Pennsylvania ghost town for more than 60 years — take a look

In 1983, the US government spent $43 million to relocate residents, but some refused to leave. The town's story inspired the 2006 horror film "Silent Hill." Over 60 years ago, Centralia, Pennsylvania, ...