No project in Buck Township, but 5 nearby
Who decides here: the Township Supervisors (in some larger townships, the Board of Commissioners) of Buck Township votes on zoning. The Luzerne County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Pocono Manor data center (Pocono Manor Investors, Tobyhanna Township)
Tobyhanna Township, Monroe County
🕒 Dec 11, 2025: Tobyhanna Township supervisors voted on a data center ordinance for Pocono Manor.
Proposedabout 8 miles awayPennsylvania Glacial Till data center overlay (Tobyhanna Township)
Tobyhanna Township, Monroe County
520 acres
🕒 April 16, 2026: Zoning Hearing Board continued a hearing on residents' challenge that the overlay is ill…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Approved, not built yetabout 9 miles awayProject 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…
Status unclearabout 11 miles awayPlains Township data center site (KSR)
Plains Township, Luzerne County
🕒 Sept 22, 2026: Packed hearing on a 592-acre Energy and Technology Overlay District. Land purchases in t…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Proposedabout 13 miles awayWilkes-Barre data center site (Avison Young)
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Local votes and rules
🗺️ Zoning change · Luzerne County
Luzerne County is writing data center rules for the 19 towns that use county zoning. Every data center would need a special exception from the county zoning hearing board. The planning commission recommended it in May 2026 and meets Oct. 8 to review new changes from the county law office. County Council must still vote.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Buck 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.