2 data center projects in Upper Macungie Township
Who decides here: the Township Supervisors (in some larger townships, the Board of Commissioners) of Upper Macungie Township votes on zoning. The Lehigh County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
In Upper Macungie Township
Air Products Cetronia Road data center (Upper Macungie Township)
Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County
194 acres
🕒 Aug 11, 2026: Air Products dropped the project.
Being builtTierPoint 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…
Nearby (within 15 miles)
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…
Proposedabout 8 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…
Proposedabout 8 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.
Approved, not built yetabout 12 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 14 miles awayUndisclosed data center (Hanover Land Development site, Upper Hanover Township)
Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Proposedabout 15 miles awayIndustrial 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
Local votes and rules
📜 Data center rules
Upper Macungie Township proposed rules that would allow data centers as a conditional use in its General Industrial and Rural Technology zones. Buildings would need earth berms and must stay 200 feet from homes, schools, and churches. Neighboring Lower Macungie is using it as a model.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Upper Macungie 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 many new buildings will the expansion add?
- How much water will the expanded site use?
- How many diesel generators are on site?
- Who will use the new space?