No project in Port Carbon Borough, but 3 nearby
Who decides here: the Borough Council of Port Carbon Borough votes on zoning. The Schuylkill County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
KRNL data center (New Castle Township, near Frackville)
New Castle Township, Schuylkill County
🕒 May 5, 2026: Supervisors voted 2-0 to add a Highway Industrial zone where data centers are a conditio…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Being builtabout 8 miles awayNebius 'AI factory' at Highridge Industrial Park (Butler Township, Schuylkill)
Butler Township, Schuylkill County
600 acres · for Nebius (AI computing capacity not yet sold)
🕒 Sept 2026: Supervisors voted 2-1 to add land to the data center district for Phase 3, and lowered t…
Approved, not built yetabout 15 miles awayAmazon (AWS) Kline Township campus
Kline Township, Schuylkill County
346 acres · for Amazon
🕒 Sept 30, 2026: At a special meeting, township supervisors voted unanimously to approve Amazon's data ce…
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Port Carbon Borough. - Go to borough 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.