1 data center project in Allen Township
Who decides here: the Township Supervisors (in some larger townships, the Board of Commissioners) of Allen Township votes on zoning. The Northampton County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
In Allen Township
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Project Atlas (Edged, South Whitehall Township)
South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County
410 acres
π July 9, 2026: New three-building plan (about 1.5 million sq ft, 725 MW) presented; township engineer dβ¦
Proposedabout 6 miles awayIndustrial Drive data center (2184 Industrial Drive, Bethlehem)
Bethlehem, Northampton County
7 acres
π Sept 2026: Bethlehem planning commission review; regional planners offered conditional support.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Proposedabout 6 miles awayJ.G. Petrucci data center (1024 N. Bradford St., Allentown)
Allentown, Lehigh County
π Sept 23, 2026: Regional planners said the plan is missing cooling, water, power and noise details.
Proposedabout 10 miles awayQuantm Group data center (2401 W. Emaus Ave., Allentown)
Allentown, Lehigh County
14 acres
π Sept 2026: The Lehigh County Authority, which runs Allentown's public water, said a data center wilβ¦
Proposedabout 10 miles awayDTA Alliance data center campus (Lower Towamensing Township)
Lower Towamensing Township, Carbon County
700 acres
π Sept 10, 2026: About 20 people attended a planning commission meeting raising water, noise and propertyβ¦
Stopped or cancelledabout 12 miles awayAir Products Cetronia Road data center (Upper Macungie Township)
Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County
194 acres
π Aug 11, 2026: Air Products dropped the project.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Allen Township. - Go to township meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
π Get told first
β‘ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Allen Township: PPL Electric Utilities Corp. (company) or FirstEnergy Pennsylvania (formerly Met-Ed) (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Pennsylvania.
π Open tasks here
- How many megawatts will it use?
- Who is the tenant?
- How many backup generators?
- Who will supply water to the Prologis data center at 2500 Liberty Drive, and how much will it use each day?