1 data center project in Cumru Township
Who decides here: the Township Supervisors (in some larger townships, the Board of Commissioners) of Cumru Township votes on zoning. The Berks County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
In Cumru Township
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.
📜 Data center rules
Cumru Township passed an ordinance with rules for data centers on noise, water use, power demand and location. Township leaders said it was the first such ordinance in Berks County. A developer has since floated an AI data center at the old Titus power plant site.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Cumru Township. - Go to township 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.
🙋 Open tasks here
- How big will it be?
- How much water from the Schuylkill River?
- When will plans be filed?