J.G. Petrucci data center (1024 N. Bradford St., Allentown)

Where things stand: Lehigh Valley Planning Commission said in Sept. 2026 the plan lacks key details; city approval still needed.

🕒 Latest update (Sept 23, 2026): Regional planners said the plan is missing cooling, water, power and noise details.

What we know

• 📍 Where1024 N. Bradford St., near the IronPigs stadium and a charter school, Allentown, Lehigh County
• 🏢 CompanyJ.G. Petrucci Company
• ⚡ Power it needs100 megawatts (about as much as 80,000 homes)
• 🔌 Where the power comes fromDeveloper says it would pay its own way for power (PPL)
• 💧 WaterLehigh County Authority (Allentown public water), if the authority agrees to serve it
• ❄️ CoolingClosed-loop cooling (developer claim)

What happened so far

• Aug 2026
  J.G. Petrucci filed plans for a 100 megawatt, 146,000-square-foot data center with its own substation. It said building could start in early 2027.
• Sept 2026
  The Lehigh County Authority, which runs Allentown's public water, said a data center will not come to Allentown unless the authority can supply the water. It said its system moves about 26 million gallons a day, about half of its 1960s-70s level, and that some existing businesses already use 1 to 2 million gallons a day, more than a proposed data center would. The authority was in a drought warning at the time.
• Sept 23, 2026
  Regional planners said the plan is missing cooling, water, power and noise details.

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