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1 data center project in Dorrance Township

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

In Dorrance Township

Proposed

Brewster Land Company data center challenge (Dorrance Township)

Dorrance Township, Luzerne County

155 acres

🕒 Sept 18, 2026: The Times-Tribune listed the Brewster site (6 buildings, 155 acres) as in a zoning dispu…

Reported in the news, not confirmed yet

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Proposedabout 5 miles away

Hollenback Township landowner rezoning for data centers

Hollenback Township, Luzerne County

460 acres

🕒 Sept 18, 2026: The Times-Tribune listed the Hollenback request (11 data centers on 460 acres) with the …

Reported in the news, not confirmed yet

Approved, not built yetabout 6 miles away

Fit Energy fuel cell power and data center project (Newport Township)

Newport Township, Luzerne County

1,386 acres

🕒 Oct 6, 2026: Fit Energy announced a fuel cell power and data center project on former mining land, wi…

Status unclearabout 9 miles away

Sugarloaf Township data center (Tomhicken Road)

Sugarloaf Township, Luzerne County

185 acres

🕒 Sept 18, 2026: The Times-Tribune listed the LBT Sugarloaf project (6 buildings, 185 acres) as seeking a…

Reported in the news, not confirmed yet

Built & runningabout 10 miles away

Amazon (AWS) Salem Township campus next to Susquehanna nuclear plant

Salem Township, Luzerne County

1,600 acres · for Amazon

🕒 Aug 5, 2026: SRBC staff inspected the campus and found no water-rule violations.

Approved, not built yetabout 10 miles away

QTS data center campus (Salem 2), Salem Township

Salem Township, Luzerne County

1,700 acres

🕒 Aug 22, 2026: Developers said construction is planned to begin in late 2026.

Stopped or cancelledabout 10 miles away

West Hazleton data center site (behind Valmont Shopping Plaza)

West Hazleton, Luzerne County

🕒 Dec 2025: Reported as withdrawn.

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.

Oct 8, 2026Source
Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled

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🙋 Open tasks here

  • What will Luzerne County Court decide in Brewster's zoning case?

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