1 data center project in Newton Township
Who decides here: the Township Supervisors (in some larger townships, the Board of Commissioners) of Newton Township votes on zoning. The Lackawanna County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
In Newton Township
Nearby (within 15 miles)
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…
Proposedabout 3 miles awayScranton 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) …
Proposedabout 7 miles awayDickson 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…
Stopped or cancelledabout 9 miles awayBlakely data center campus
Blakely, Lackawanna County
209 acres
🕒 Sept 12, 2025: Developers withdrew the zoning change request after the borough declined another public …
Status unclearabout 10 miles awayTriboro data center site (Olyphant)
Olyphant, Lackawanna County
🕒 April 14, 2026: Borough Council declared its zoning invalid for leaving out data centers, giving itself …
Proposedabout 10 miles awayWildcat 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.
Local votes and rules
📌 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.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Newton 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.
🙋 Open tasks here
- How much power and water would it use?
- Where is the appeal now (zoning board or county court), and when is the next hearing?