No project in Tamaqua Borough, but 5 nearby
Who decides here: the Borough Council of Tamaqua Borough votes on zoning. The Schuylkill County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Keel Infrastructure Panther Creek / Carbon Node East data center (Nesquehoning)
Nesquehoning, Carbon County
🕒 Aug 21, 2026: Keel said the closed-loop cooling system would need about 700,000 gallons to fill at the…
Approved, not built yetabout 7 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…
Proposedabout 8 miles awayNorthPoint data center on Tresckow Mountain (Banks and Packer townships)
Banks Township, Carbon County
1,200 acres
🕒 Sept 30, 2025: NorthPoint met the public in Tresckow. About 150 people came; many said they do not want…
Proposedabout 12 miles awayProject Hazelnut (NorthPoint, Hazle Township)
Hazle Township, Luzerne County
1,280 acres · for Amazon Web Services (reported)
🕒 Sept 2026: NorthPoint sent letters to about 4,500 households about the $10,000 offer. Many resident…
Stopped or cancelledabout 12 miles awayWest Hazleton data center site (behind Valmont Shopping Plaza)
West Hazleton, Luzerne County
🕒 Dec 2025: Reported as withdrawn.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Tamaqua 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.