No project in York Township, but 5 nearby
Who decides here: the Township Supervisors (in some larger townships, the Board of Commissioners) of York Township votes on zoning. The York County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Windsor Township data center (Elysian Partners)
Windsor Township, York County
🕒 Aug 2025: A Florida real estate company urged the township to allow data centers.
Proposedabout 7 miles awayBriarwood golf course data center (West Manchester Township)
West Manchester Township, York County
🕒 Oct 2025: West Manchester Township supervisors approved the zoning change the data center needs, w…
Stopped or cancelledabout 10 miles awayRoyal Manchester Golf Links data center rezoning (East Manchester Township)
East Manchester Township, York County
Proposedabout 12 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…
Stopped or cancelledabout 13 miles awayMcGinness Innovation Park bid (Columbia Borough)
Columbia, Lancaster County
🕒 July 14, 2026: Borough Council voted 4-3 for a zoning ordinance that blocks data centers on the McGinne…
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 York 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 York Township: FirstEnergy Pennsylvania (formerly Met-Ed) (company) or Adams Electric Cooperative Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Pennsylvania.