2 data center projects in Limerick Township
Who decides here: the Township Supervisors (in some larger townships, the Board of Commissioners) of Limerick Township votes on zoning. The Montgomery County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
In Limerick Township
Project Laurel (MCD 7 LLC, Limerick Township)
Limerick Township, Montgomery County
192 acres · for Not named (developer cites NDAs)
🕒 April 2026: Township planners asked for new will-serve letters from Pennsylvania American Water to s…
ProposedPublicker site data center (1301 Main St., Linfield, Limerick Township)
Limerick Township, Montgomery County
191.46 acres
🕒 Sept 2026: Township agreed to the developer's request to delay hearings. The extension runs to Jan.…
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Pennhurst data center (East Vincent Township)
East Vincent Township, Chester County
125 acres
🕒 June 26, 2026: Penn Hurst Holdings DE LLC appealed the denial to the Chester County Court of Common Ple…
Stopped or cancelledabout 5 miles awayConstellation Energy data center (East Coventry Township, near Limerick nuclear plant)
East Coventry Township, Chester County
🕒 Feb 17, 2026: Constellation withdrew its application (BOS-25-002) for data center zoning changes; the …
Stopped or cancelledabout 8 miles away'Boutique' data center (North Coventry Township)
North Coventry Township, Chester County
17 acres
🕒 Feb 23, 2026: Supervisors voted 3-2 to reject the sketch plan.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Proposedabout 11 miles awayUndisclosed data center (Hanover Land Development site, Upper Hanover Township)
Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Proposedabout 13 miles awayMLP Ventures data centers (Upper Merion Township)
Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County
🕒 Sept 10, 2026: Supervisors voted to send the township lawyer to oppose the developer's variance request…
Proposedabout 14 miles away215 Cathill Road data center (West Rockhill Township)
West Rockhill Township, Bucks County
🕒 April 15, 2026: Nearly 200 residents opposed data centers as supervisors approved a zoning amendment to …
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Limerick Township Board of Supervisors. We don't know yet if Project Laurel (MCD 7 LLC, Limerick Township) is on the agenda. Call the office to check before you go.
Local votes and rules
✅ Approved
A developer asked Limerick Township for a conditional use approval to build a 1.4 million-square-foot data center campus on about 192 acres across from the Philadelphia Premium Outlets. The township planning commission listed 18 conditions it wants met, such as noise testing and proof of water supply. The supervisors' hearing began in April 2026.
📌 Other · Montgomery County
The Montgomery County Planning Commission helped write the joint Data Center Ordinance Guide with Chester County. It gives towns sample rules, such as a 1,000-foot buffer from homes, a 60-foot height limit and night noise limits.
🗺️ Zoning change
After hearing many public comments about data centers, Limerick supervisors authorized a review of Ordinance No. 428 on data center zoning.
📌 Other
Limerick supervisors voted to send a letter to state leaders in Harrisburg opposing a proposed land swap connected to the planned data center.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Limerick 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
PECO Energy Co. (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 end user?
- Where exactly will the new power line cross the Schuylkill River?
- When will supervisors vote?
- Has Pennsylvania American Water issued an updated will-serve letter for Project Laurel, and will the campus use closed-loop cooling?
- How much power (megawatts) would it use?
- How much water would it use each day?
- How many backup diesel generators are planned?
- Who is the end user?
- What are the exact hearing dates in December 2026 and January 2027?