No project in Bethlehem City, but 7 nearby
Who decides here: the City Council of Bethlehem City votes on zoning. The Lehigh County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Industrial Drive data center (2184 Industrial Drive, Bethlehem)
Bethlehem, Northampton County
7 acres
🕒 Sept 2026: Bethlehem planning commission review; regional planners offered conditional support.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Proposedabout 5 miles awayJ.G. Petrucci data center (1024 N. Bradford St., Allentown)
Allentown, Lehigh County
🕒 Sept 23, 2026: Regional planners said the plan is missing cooling, water, power and noise details.
Proposedabout 6 miles awayQuantm Group data center (2401 W. Emaus Ave., Allentown)
Allentown, Lehigh County
14 acres
🕒 Sept 2026: The Lehigh County Authority, which runs Allentown's public water, said a data center wil…
Approved, not built yetabout 6 miles awayPrologis Lehigh Valley East 16 warehouse-to-data-center (Allen Township)
Allen Township, Northampton County
🕒 April 21, 2026: The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission said it could not fully review the plan and asked …
Proposedabout 7 miles awayProject Atlas (Edged, South Whitehall Township)
South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County
410 acres
🕒 July 9, 2026: New three-building plan (about 1.5 million sq ft, 725 MW) presented; township engineer d…
Stopped or cancelledabout 12 miles awayAir Products Cetronia Road data center (Upper Macungie Township)
Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County
194 acres
🕒 Aug 11, 2026: Air Products dropped the project.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Bethlehem City. - Go to council 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.