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1 data center project in Nesquehoning Borough

Who decides here: the Borough Council of Nesquehoning Borough votes on zoning. The Carbon County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.

In Nesquehoning Borough

Proposed

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…

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Proposedabout 6 miles away

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…

Approved, not built yetabout 10 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 12 miles away

Penn Forest Township data center (Route 903 and Maury Road)

Penn Forest Township, Carbon County

750 acres

🕒 Aug 2026: The zoning board threw out a separate challenge to the data center ordinance because no …

Stopped or cancelledabout 12 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🕒 Dec 2025: Reported as withdrawn.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 12 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…

Proposedabout 14 miles away

DTA Alliance data center campus (Lower Towamensing Township)

Lower Towamensing Township, Carbon County

700 acres

🕒 Sept 10, 2026: About 20 people attended a planning commission meeting raising water, noise and property…

Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled

What you can do

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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

How many megawatts will it use?
Will the power plant burn more fuel to run it?
Has DEP issued the stream and wetland permits?
How will Nesquehoning Borough supply the 700,000-gallon first fill without hurting home water service?

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