No project in Bechtelsville Borough, but 8 nearby
Who decides here: the Borough Council of Bechtelsville Borough votes on zoning. The Berks County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Undisclosed data center (Hanover Land Development site, Upper Hanover Township)
Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Proposedabout 10 miles awayProject Laurel (MCD 7 LLC, Limerick Township)
Limerick Township, Montgomery County
192 acres · for Not named (developer cites NDAs)
🕒 April 2026: Township planners asked for new will-serve letters from Pennsylvania American Water to s…
Stopped or cancelledabout 11 miles away'Boutique' data center (North Coventry Township)
North Coventry Township, Chester County
17 acres
🕒 Feb 23, 2026: Supervisors voted 3-2 to reject the sketch plan.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Stopped or cancelledabout 12 miles awayConstellation Energy data center (East Coventry Township, near Limerick nuclear plant)
East Coventry Township, Chester County
🕒 Feb 17, 2026: Constellation withdrew its application (BOS-25-002) for data center zoning changes; the …
Proposedabout 12 miles awayPublicker site data center (1301 Main St., Linfield, Limerick Township)
Limerick Township, Montgomery County
191.46 acres
🕒 Sept 2026: Township agreed to the developer's request to delay hearings. The extension runs to Jan.…
Being builtabout 12 miles awayTierPoint TekPark data center expansion (Breinigsville, Upper Macungie Township)
Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County
137 acres · for TierPoint customers (colocation)
🕒 Aug 2026: DEP asked for public comment on a stormwater permit for PPL's new Breinigsville-Tek Park…
Local votes and rules
📌 Other · Berks County
The Berks County Planning Commission issued planning advice urging towns to use best practices to regulate large data centers through their comprehensive plans, zoning and land development rules.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Bechtelsville Borough. - Go to borough meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania (formerly Met-Ed) (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Pennsylvania.