No project in Hampden Township, but 8 nearby
Who decides here: the Township Supervisors (in some larger townships, the Board of Commissioners) of Hampden Township votes on zoning. The Cumberland County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Farm data center offer (Silver Spring Township)
Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Being builtabout 7 miles awayPAX-1 data center campus (Middlesex Township)
Middlesex Township, Cumberland County
700 acres
🕒 Oct 5, 2026: After a new court filing by the residents' group Stop PAX-1, a Cumberland County judge r…
Proposedabout 9 miles awayPA Data Center Partners / PowerHouse data center (Monroe Township, Cumberland)
Monroe Township, Cumberland County
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Proposedabout 9 miles awayCorscale Highlands East data center (Highland Street, Swatara Township)
Swatara Township, Dauphin County
157 acres · for unknown (developer says a tenant is in mind, no signed deal)
🕒 Sept 8, 2026: Corscale showed its 121-page land development plan for two buildings on Highland Street …
Proposedabout 9 miles awayFairview Crossroads data center (Fairview Township, York County)
Fairview Township, York County
🕒 July 28, 2025: Supervisors unanimously revised zoning to allow data centers with setback and noise rules.
Proposedabout 10 miles awayCorscale Highlands West data center (Dauphin Highlands golf course, Swatara Township / Steelton)
Swatara Township, Dauphin County
228 acres
🕒 Sept 2026: Corscale filed a 73-page lot consolidation and final land development plan: three 409,50…
Local votes and rules
📜 Data center rules
After rejecting the first draft, Hampden Township wrote a new, stricter data center ordinance. It would make data centers a conditional use, ban on-site power plants except for backup, and require protections for wells and a removal bond.
📜 Data center rules
Hampden Township commissioners voted 5-0 to reject a draft ordinance that would have allowed data centers in its Industrial and Office Park zones. Nearly two dozen residents spoke against it, citing homes nearby and heavy water use.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Hampden 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
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.