1 data center project in Newport Township
Who decides here: the Township Supervisors (in some larger townships, the Board of Commissioners) of Newport Township votes on zoning. The Luzerne County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
In Newport Township
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Hunlock Creek power plant data center idea (Castleton Commodities, Hunlock Township)
Hunlock Township, Luzerne County
🕒 Sept 2026: News roundup reported that Shell Energy North America is buying the 169 MW Hunlock Creek…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Proposedabout 6 miles awayBrewster 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
Proposedabout 9 miles awayHollenback 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
Built & runningabout 9 miles awayAmazon (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.
Proposedabout 9 miles awayWilkes-Barre data center site (Avison Young)
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Built & runningabout 9 miles awayNautilus Cryptomine (bitcoin mining at Susquehanna nuclear plant)
Salem Township, Luzerne County
for Bitcoin mining
🕒 Oct 2024: TeraWulf sold its 25% share of the Nautilus mine to a Talen Energy company for about $92…
Newport Township Board of Commissioners work session. We don't know yet if Fit Energy fuel cell power and data center project (Newport Township) is on the agenda. Call the office to check before you go.
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 Newport 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
UGI Utilities, Inc. (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
- Who is the developer?
- How many buildings, how much power and water?
- Can residents appeal the permits, and by when?
- How many megawatts will the data center use, and how much water?