No project in Plainfield Township, but 5 nearby
Who decides here: the Township Supervisors (in some larger townships, the Board of Commissioners) of Plainfield Township votes on zoning. The Northampton County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Lower Mount Bethel hyperscale data center (near Martins Creek power plant)
Lower Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County
284 acres
🕒 Sept 14, 2026: Supervisors to acknowledge the rezoning petition and vote on data center rules.
Proposedabout 11 miles awaySlate Belt Holdings data center campus (Upper Mount Bethel Township)
Upper Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County
754 acres
🕒 Aug 24, 2026: Supervisors voted 3-2 not to drop talks on a non-binding deal (memorandum of understandi…
Approved, not built yetabout 14 miles awayPrologis Lehigh Valley East 16 warehouse-to-data-center (Allen Township)
Allen Township, Northampton County
🕒 April 21, 2026: The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission said it could not fully review the plan and asked …
Proposedabout 14 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…
Proposedabout 15 miles awayIndustrial Drive data center (2184 Industrial Drive, Bethlehem)
Bethlehem, Northampton County
7 acres
🕒 Sept 2026: Bethlehem planning commission review; regional planners offered conditional support.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Local votes and rules
📜 Data center rules
Plainfield Township is working on rules for data centers. As of March 2026 the draft was still under review and not yet passed. The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission reviewed its draft on March 25, 2026.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Plainfield 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
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.