No project in Monaghan Township, but 9 nearby
Who decides here: the Township Supervisors (in some larger townships, the Board of Commissioners) of Monaghan Township votes on zoning. The York County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Fairview Crossroads data center (Fairview Township, York County)
Fairview Township, York County
🕒 July 28, 2025: Supervisors unanimously revised zoning to allow data centers with setback and noise rules.
Proposedabout 7 miles awayPA Data Center Partners / PowerHouse data center (Monroe Township, Cumberland)
Monroe Township, Cumberland County
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Stopped or cancelledabout 10 miles awayFarm data center offer (Silver Spring Township)
Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Proposedabout 10 miles awayRexroth Farms data center (Conewago Township, York County)
Conewago Township, York County
541 acres
🕒 June 2, 2026: Supervisors voted 3-0 to advertise a workshop on data centers; many residents spoke agai…
Proposedabout 11 miles awayCorscale Highlands East data center (Highland Street, Swatara Township)
Swatara Township, Dauphin County
157 acres · for unknown (developer says a tenant is in mind, no signed deal)
🕒 Sept 8, 2026: Corscale showed its 121-page land development plan for two buildings on Highland Street …
Proposedabout 11 miles awayCorscale Highlands West data center (Dauphin Highlands golf course, Swatara Township / Steelton)
Swatara Township, Dauphin County
228 acres
🕒 Sept 2026: Corscale filed a 73-page lot consolidation and final land development plan: three 409,50…
Local votes and rules
📌 Other · York County
The York County Planning Commission wrote a model data center ordinance that towns can copy and change. It suggests keeping buildings 150 to 200 feet from all property lines and limiting noise at nearby homes to 60 decibels on a 24-hour weighted average.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Monaghan 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
Depending on where you live in Monaghan Township: Adams Electric Cooperative Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or FirstEnergy Pennsylvania (formerly Met-Ed) (company) or 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.