The largest structure proposed in Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district is a building that will, once completed, contain almost no workers. Across the road from Parkland High School in South Whitehall Township, a developer has drawn up plans for the Atlas data center campus, roughly 5.1 million square feet spanning six buildings, to be supported by its own electric substation. PPL Electric, the utility that serves the Lehigh Valley, says its load could triple over the next 5 to 7 years, and that without new generation the region could see brownouts. The students looking out at that substation will have to pay for the power it draws long after graduation. Harvard-educated Ryan Mackenzie flipped this district to Republicans in 2024 by about 4,000 votes. In the May primary, Democrats nomi