No project in Slocum Township, but 15 nearby
Who decides here: the Township Supervisors (in some larger townships, the Board of Commissioners) of Slocum Township votes on zoning. The Luzerne County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
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…
Proposedabout 3 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 6 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
Proposedabout 7 miles awayHunlock 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
Built & runningabout 8 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.
Built & runningabout 8 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…
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 Slocum 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
Depending on where you live in Slocum Township: PPL Electric Utilities Corp. (company) or 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.