1 data center project in Silver Spring Township
Who decides here: the Township Supervisors (in some larger townships, the Board of Commissioners) of Silver Spring Township votes on zoning. The Cumberland County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
In Silver Spring Township
Nearby (within 15 miles)
PAX-1 data center campus (Middlesex Township)
Middlesex Township, Cumberland County
700 acres
π Oct 5, 2026: After a new court filing by the residents' group Stop PAX-1, a Cumberland County judge rβ¦
Proposedabout 6 miles awayPA Data Center Partners / PowerHouse data center (Monroe Township, Cumberland)
Monroe Township, Cumberland County
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Proposedabout 12 miles awayFairview Crossroads data center (Fairview Township, York County)
Fairview Township, York County
π July 28, 2025: Supervisors unanimously revised zoning to allow data centers with setback and noise rules.
Proposedabout 13 miles awayCorscale Highlands East data center (Highland Street, Swatara Township)
Swatara Township, Dauphin County
157 acres Β· for unknown (developer says a tenant is in mind, no signed deal)
π Sept 8, 2026: Corscale showed its 121-page land development plan for two buildings on Highland Street β¦
Proposedabout 14 miles awayCorscale Highlands West data center (Dauphin Highlands golf course, Swatara Township / Steelton)
Swatara Township, Dauphin County
228 acres
π Sept 2026: Corscale filed a 73-page lot consolidation and final land development plan: three 409,50β¦
Proposedabout 15 miles awayMRP Industrial data center campus (Perry County)
Watts Township, Perry County
288 acres
π Aug 2026: Watts Township supervisors adopted data center rules. MRP Industrial took legal action oβ¦
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Silver Spring Township. - Go to township meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
π Get told first
β‘ 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.