No project in Union Township, but 9 nearby
Who decides here: the Township Supervisors (in some larger townships, the Board of Commissioners) of Union Township 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…
Proposedabout 11 miles awayFIT Energy data center (Natalie, Mount Carmel Township)
Mount Carmel Township, Northumberland County
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Proposedabout 12 miles awayOutrigger data center (Mifflin Township, Columbia County)
Mifflin Township, Columbia County
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Approved, not built yetabout 13 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 13 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…
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Union 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
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.