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1 data center project in South Whitehall Township

Who decides here: the Township Supervisors (in some larger townships, the Board of Commissioners) of South Whitehall Township votes on zoning. The Lehigh County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.

In South Whitehall Township

Proposed

Project 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…

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Proposedabout 4 miles away

J.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 5 miles away

Quantm 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…

Stopped or cancelledabout 5 miles away

Air Products Cetronia Road data center (Upper Macungie Township)

Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County

194 acres

🕒 Aug 11, 2026: Air Products dropped the project.

Approved, not built yetabout 7 miles away

Prologis 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 …

Being builtabout 8 miles away

TierPoint TekPark data center expansion (Breinigsville, Upper Macungie Township)

Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County

137 acres · for TierPoint customers (colocation)

🕒 Aug 2026: DEP asked for public comment on a stormwater permit for PPL's new Breinigsville-Tek Park…

Proposedabout 10 miles away

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

🗓️ Next meeting of the people who decide: Oct 15, 2026 · 7:00 PM
South Whitehall Township Planning Commission. We don't know yet if Project Atlas (Edged, South Whitehall Township) is on the agenda. Call the office to check before you go.
📍 Municipal Complex, 4444 Walbert Avenue, Allentown, PA 18104 (the July Atlas review was moved to Springhouse Middle School for crowds, so check the township site). Board of Commissioners meets Oct. 7 at 7 p.m.

Local votes and rules

📜 Data center rules

South Whitehall Township is working on rules for data centers. As of March 2026 the draft was still under review and not yet passed. A 5.1 million square foot data center is planned in the township.

March 2026Source
Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled

What you can do

  1. Get told first.
    We'll email you if anything changes in South Whitehall Township.
  2. Go to township meetings.
    Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing.
  3. Ask questions in writing.
    Use our checklist.
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We'll email you when something changes in South Whitehall Township. Nothing else.

⚡ 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

  • When will the planning commission and supervisors vote?
  • Who is the end user?
  • Will new high-voltage lines be needed for 725 megawatts?

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