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Lackawanna County

18 data center projects we know about. 40 towns, boroughs and townships.

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Projects

Proposed

Wildcat Ridge data center campus (Archbald)

Archbald, Lackawanna County

574 acres

🕒 Sept 10, 2026: Council refused to step aside (recusal) and closed the hearing record after 9 hearings.

Proposed

Project Gravity (Archbald)

Archbald, Lackawanna County

186 acres · for A future hyperscale tenant (not named)

🕒 Sept 22, 2026: Corscale (owner since Dec. 2025) said final land development plans would be submitted so…

Proposed

Project Green Mountain (Archbald)

Archbald, Lackawanna County

271 acres

🕒 Sept 30, 2026: Hearings set to resume.

Proposed

Project Boson (Archbald)

Archbald, Lackawanna County

86 acres

🕒 Dec 2025: Plan merged into one building of about 620,000 square feet ('Project Boson').

Proposed

Project Scott (Archbald I LLC, 18 buildings)

Archbald, Lackawanna County

400 acres

🕒 Sept 18, 2026: The Times-Tribune listed Project Scott as denied by Archbald Council and in court agains…

Proposed

Project North (Archbald I LLC, 4 buildings near the Jermyn line)

Archbald, Lackawanna County

66 acres

🕒 Sept 18, 2026: The Times-Tribune listed 'Project North' (4 buildings, 66 acres) as applied under Archba…

Proposed

Breaker Street data center campus (Jessup)

Jessup, Lackawanna County

131 acres

🕒 Sept 25, 2026: News reports said Breaker Street Associates LLC, tied to Catalyst Commercial Development…

Approved, not built yet

Sunnyside Road data center (Jessup)

Jessup, Lackawanna County

🕒 Sept 25, 2026: News reports said the Sunnyside Road project is 'tied up in litigation' after Council's …

Proposed

DBT-Data Lackawanna One (Jessup)

Jessup, Lackawanna County

39 acres

🕒 Sept 4, 2026: Application filed for a 200,000-square-foot, one-story data center.

Reported in the news, not confirmed yet

Status unclear

DBT-Data Lackawanna Two, Three and Four sites (Archbald/Jessup)

Archbald, Lackawanna County

355 acres

🕒 Sept 2026: Reported that DBT holds memorandums with SLIBCO for three more sites.

Reported in the news, not confirmed yet

Approved, not built yet

Project Gold (Clifton Township, Gouldsboro)

Clifton Township, Lackawanna County

1,000 acres

🕒 Aug 20, 2026: Judge ruled the township's old data center zoning law void; the settlement stays in effe…

Proposed

Dickson City Development data center (Bell Mountain)

Dickson City, Lackawanna County

🕒 Sept 18, 2026: The Times-Tribune listed the Bell Mountain project (4 buildings) as denied by the zoning…

Proposed

Scranton Materials data center campus (Ransom Township)

Ransom Township, Lackawanna County

251 acres

🕒 Sept 3, 2026: News reports said the developer's second lawsuit (asking a judge to rule on the zoning) …

Stopped or cancelled

Mudiita data center campus idea (Ransom Township)

Ransom Township, Lackawanna County

530 acres

🕒 July 27, 2026: Owner said he does not plan a data center there right now; websites advertising an all-e…

Proposed

Popca LLC data center campus (Newton Township)

Newton Township, Lackawanna County

76 acres

🕒 Sept 18, 2026: The Times-Tribune listed the Newton project (2 buildings, 76 acres) as denied by the tow…

Stopped or cancelled

Blakely data center campus

Blakely, Lackawanna County

209 acres

🕒 Sept 12, 2025: Developers withdrew the zoning change request after the borough declined another public …

Status unclear

Triboro data center site (Olyphant)

Olyphant, Lackawanna County

🕒 April 14, 2026: Borough Council declared its zoning invalid for leaving out data centers, giving itself …

Status unclear

PNK Group data centers (Valley View Business Park, Archbald)

Archbald, Lackawanna County

89 acres

🕒 July 2026: PNK began a mail and online campaign about two data centers.

Reported in the news, not confirmed yet

Local votes and rules

📜 Data center rules · Ransom Township

Ransom Township supervisors passed a 40-page data center ordinance. Data centers are allowed only as a conditional use in two manufacturing zones, near the Taylor border and along the Susquehanna River, with limits on height, noise and more.

Oct 5, 2026Source

📌 Other · Archbald Borough

Archbald Borough Council finished hearings on the Wildcat Ridge data center campus, which would have 14 large buildings on more than 500 acres. Council refused the developer's request that members step aside for bias. A written decision is due within 45 days of the last hearing.

Sept 10, 2026Source

📜 Data center rules · Ransom Township

Ransom Township scheduled a public hearing on a Data Center Land Use Ordinance. It would allow data centers only as a conditional use in two manufacturing zones, with rules on noise, water, generators, and removal when a data center closes.

Sept 8, 2026Source

📌 Other · Lackawanna County

Lackawanna County commissioners voted unanimously to hire EmPower Analytics Group for $165,000. Over 90 days the firm will study the pollution and health effects of more than a dozen proposed data center campuses and power plants in the county.

Sept 2026Source

⚖️ Court case · Clifton Township

A Lackawanna County judge voided Clifton Township's data center zoning after challenges from the Project Gold developer. The township is now working on new data center rules.

Aug 20, 2026Source

📜 Data center rules · Clifton Township

After the court ruling, Clifton Township is drafting new data center rules. The draft includes a 100-foot buffer, a limit that kicks in for heavy water use, and a plan for removing buildings when a data center closes. Residents asked for bigger buffers and a 35-foot height limit.

Aug 2026Source

✋ Turned down · Dickson City Borough

Dickson City's Zoning Hearing Board unanimously rejected a developer's challenge to the borough's data center rules. The developer argued the manufacturing zone lacks power lines and space. The fight now moves to county court.

May 21, 2026Source

✋ Turned down · Archbald Borough

Archbald Borough Council voted down a plan by Texas-based Provident Realty Advisors (Archbald 1 LLC) for a data center complex with 18 computer buildings. About 200 residents came to the special meeting to oppose it.

March 27, 2026Source

📌 Other · Archbald Borough

After months of complaints about how data center plans were handled, Archbald Borough Council removed its president, vice president, and president pro tem from those leadership roles. A new council president was chosen.

March 18, 2026Source

⚖️ Court case · Dickson City Borough

The developer Dickson City Development LLC asked the county court to cancel Dickson City's new data center zoning law. The company calls the rules exclusionary because they block its Bell Mountain project.

March 13, 2026Source

📜 Data center rules · Dickson City Borough

Dickson City Borough Council voted unanimously to allow data centers only in its light manufacturing (M1) zone, and only with a special exception from the zoning board. Data centers are not allowed in homes or open-space zones. This came after a developer proposed a big campus on Bell Mountain.

Feb 12, 2026Source

⚖️ Court case · Ransom Township

Scranton Materials appealed Ransom Township's rejection to county court. The company argues the township's zoning illegally leaves no place for data centers.

Feb 2026Source

✋ Turned down · Ransom Township

Ransom Township supervisors voted 2-1 to reject a request to change zoning for a six-building data center at a 251-acre quarry on Newton Road. They said the developer, Scranton Materials, did not give enough testimony or evidence.

Jan 20, 2026Source

🤝 Agreement with the company · Clifton Township

Clifton Township supervisors unanimously approved a legal settlement with the Project Gold developer. It allows five two-story data center buildings on three sites along Route 380. More than 100 residents came to oppose it, and some promised to sue.

Jan 2026Source

⚖️ Court case · Archbald Borough

Eight Archbald residents asked the county court to throw out the borough's new data center zoning law. They say the borough skipped required steps like proper notice and planning review. They also say the law lets data centers go in more places and be taller and louder.

Dec 23, 2025Source

✋ Turned down · Jessup Borough

Jessup's Zoning Hearing Board unanimously turned down zoning relief for six data centers planned on Breaker Street. The board said the needed power substation would sit in a residential zone, which is not allowed. The developer can appeal in county court.

Dec 23, 2025Source

⚖️ Court case · Clifton Township

The Project Gold developer, 1778 Rich Pike LLC, appealed the zoning board's ruling to county court. It argued the township's rules really did block data centers. In August 2026 a county judge voided the township's data center zoning.

Nov 26, 2025Source

📜 Data center rules · Archbald Borough

Archbald Borough Council voted 4-2, with one member not voting, to add data center rules to its zoning law. The rules create data center overlay zones in four areas of the borough. Many residents spoke against it, and an earlier try in October failed.

Nov 24, 2025Source

📌 Other · Clifton Township

Clifton Township's zoning board unanimously ruled that the township's data center rules were legal and did not unfairly shut out data centers. This rejected a challenge from the Project Gold developer.

Nov 19, 2025Source

📌 Other · Archbald Borough

Archbald Borough Council met to vote on new data center zoning rules, but the plan died because no one seconded the motion. Residents saw this as a win. Council later passed the rules in November 2025.

Oct 3, 2025Source

✋ Turned down · Clifton Township

Clifton Township supervisors voted 2-1 against a legal settlement with the developer of Project Gold, a planned campus of about 30 data center buildings. The deal would have allowed two data center buildings in residential areas.

Sept 29, 2025Source

📜 Data center rules · Jessup Borough

Jessup Borough Council voted unanimously to tighten its data center rules. Data centers can only go on industrial land south of the Casey Highway and need a public hearing first. The rules also limit height and require noise studies and water-saving cooling.

Aug 2025Source

📜 Data center rules · Covington Township

Covington Township supervisors approved a zoning change that allows data centers in the rural township. A developer plans a campus of 25 to 30 buildings on about 500 acres along Interstate 380 in Covington and Clifton townships. Many residents opposed it.

July 2025Source

📜 Data center rules · Clifton Township

Clifton Township supervisors adopted data center zoning rules after a developer claimed the township's zoning left no room for data centers. The developer said the new rules were too strict. A county judge voided the township's data center zoning in August 2026.

May 2025Source

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