1 data center project in Upper Merion Township
Who decides here: the Township Supervisors (in some larger townships, the Board of Commissioners) of Upper Merion Township votes on zoning. The Montgomery County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
In Upper Merion Township
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Data center at former steel mill, 900 Conshohocken Road (Plymouth Township)
Plymouth Township, Montgomery County
🕒 Aug 6, 2026: Zoning Hearing Board hearing at Colonial Middle School ended without a decision; more se…
Being builtabout 11 miles awaySentinel / Green Fig data center at Foote Mineral Superfund site (East Whiteland)
East Whiteland Township, Chester County
100 acres
🕒 Aug 26, 2026: Second stop-work order until Aqua confirms enough water.
Proposedabout 12 miles awayPennhurst 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…
Proposedabout 13 miles awayProject 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…
Proposedabout 13 miles awayPublicker 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.…
Stopped or cancelledabout 15 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 …
Local votes and rules
⚖️ Court case
After Upper Merion supervisors rejected its data center plans, the developer sued the township in Montgomery County court. It asks a judge to reverse the denial, grant preliminary approval and appoint an outside referee. Its lawyer says the township first called data centers a permitted use, then changed course after public opposition.
✋ Turned down
Upper Merion supervisors unanimously rejected five land development plans for a data center campus of more than 4.5 million square feet in King of Prussia. They said the plans lacked key details, including on fire safety, and did not meet zoning rules. They also denied the developer's requests for more time.
📌 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.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Upper Merion 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
- When will the court and the zoning board hear MLP Ventures' appeal and variance requests?
- Has MLP Ventures filed a court appeal of the Aug. 13, 2026 denial?