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1 data center project in Banks Township

Who decides here: the Township Supervisors (in some larger townships, the Board of Commissioners) of Banks Township votes on zoning. The Carbon County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.

In Banks Township

Proposed

NorthPoint data center on Tresckow Mountain (Banks and Packer townships)

Banks Township, Carbon County

1,200 acres

🕒 Sept 30, 2025: NorthPoint met the public in Tresckow. About 150 people came; many said they do not want…

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Stopped or cancelledabout 6 miles away

West Hazleton data center site (behind Valmont Shopping Plaza)

West Hazleton, Luzerne County

🕒 Dec 2025: Reported as withdrawn.

Reported in the news, not confirmed yet

Proposedabout 6 miles away

Keel Infrastructure Panther Creek / Carbon Node East data center (Nesquehoning)

Nesquehoning, Carbon County

🕒 Aug 21, 2026: Keel said the closed-loop cooling system would need about 700,000 gallons to fill at the…

Approved, not built yetabout 6 miles away

Amazon (AWS) Kline Township campus

Kline Township, Schuylkill County

346 acres · for Amazon

🕒 Sept 30, 2026: At a special meeting, township supervisors voted unanimously to approve Amazon's data ce…

Proposedabout 6 miles away

Project Hazelnut (NorthPoint, Hazle Township)

Hazle Township, Luzerne County

1,280 acres · for Amazon Web Services (reported)

🕒 Sept 2026: NorthPoint sent letters to about 4,500 households about the $10,000 offer. Many resident…

Status unclearabout 10 miles away

Sugarloaf Township data center (Tomhicken Road)

Sugarloaf Township, Luzerne County

185 acres

🕒 Sept 18, 2026: The Times-Tribune listed the LBT Sugarloaf project (6 buildings, 185 acres) as seeking a…

Reported in the news, not confirmed yet

Proposedabout 13 miles away

Hollenback Township landowner rezoning for data centers

Hollenback Township, Luzerne County

460 acres

🕒 Sept 18, 2026: The Times-Tribune listed the Hollenback request (11 data centers on 460 acres) with the …

Reported in the news, not confirmed yet

Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled

What you can do

  1. Get told first.
    We'll email you if anything changes in Banks Township.
  2. Go to township meetings.
    Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing.
  3. Ask questions in writing.
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⚡ Your electric company

PPL Electric Utilities Corp. (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

  • Has NorthPoint formally asked Banks or Packer Township for a zoning overlay?
  • Will it use a closed-loop cooling system, or take up to 2 million gallons a day from the Quakake Tunnel?
  • How many buildings and megawatts are planned?
  • Who is the end user?

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