No project in Chestnuthill Township, but 5 nearby
Who decides here: the Township Supervisors (in some larger townships, the Board of Commissioners) of Chestnuthill Township votes on zoning. The Monroe County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Penn Forest Township data center (Route 903 and Maury Road)
Penn Forest Township, Carbon County
750 acres
🕒 Aug 2026: The zoning board threw out a separate challenge to the data center ordinance because no …
Proposedabout 12 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
Proposedabout 12 miles awayPocono 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 13 miles awayDTA Alliance data center campus (Lower Towamensing Township)
Lower Towamensing Township, Carbon County
700 acres
🕒 Sept 10, 2026: About 20 people attended a planning commission meeting raising water, noise and property…
Proposedabout 15 miles awaySmithfield Gateway data center (Route 209, Monroe County)
Smithfield Township, Monroe County
🕒 Feb 2026: Smithfield Township Planning Commission discussed the 'Smithfield Gateway' sketch plan f…
Local votes and rules
📜 Data center rules
Chestnuthill Township adopted rules for data centers and crypto mining sites. They are allowed only as a conditional use in the Light Industrial/Commercial district, on lots of at least 10 acres.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Chestnuthill 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.