Project Green Mountain (Archbald)
Also called: Green Mountain 6 LLC
A developer wants seven data center buildings on about 271 acres of quarry land in Archbald, using 525 megawatts of power. It says it would use up to 14,000 gallons of water a day. Borough Council is holding hearings and must vote within 45 days after they end.
Where things stand: Conditional use hearings before Borough Council; hearings resumed Sept. 30, 2026.
🕒 Latest update (Sept 30, 2026): Hearings set to resume.
Archbald Borough Council (regular meeting). The Green Mountain conditional use hearing's next session after Sept. 30 has not been announced.. Anyone can come and speak.
What we know
- 📍 WhereStavola quarry land east of the Casey Highway (Route 6), Archbald, Lackawanna County
- 🏢 CompanyGreen Mountain 6 LLC
- 🌳 Size271 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs525 megawatts (about as much as 420,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromGrid power; 196 diesel backup generators with about 1.96 million gallons of fuel stored on site
- 💧 WaterPennsylvania American Water · 14,000 gallons a day
- ❄️ CoolingClosed-loop system with water and glycol (delivered by truck)
- 🛢️ Diesel generators196
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Who is the end user? 🙋 I'll find out
- Who owns Green Mountain 6 LLC? 🙋 I'll find out
- How loud will 196 diesel generators be for neighbors? 🙋 I'll find out
- When will hearings end and council vote? 🙋 I'll find out
- Was a secret deal (NDA) signed? 🙋 I'll find out
🔎 What we checked
- Oct 6, 2026: We checked the Susquehanna River Basin Commission's public list of water applications: there is no water application from this project. As of mid-2026, SRBC said Amazon's Salem Township campus was the only data center it had approved. A data center needs SRBC approval before it runs if it uses up (mostly by evaporation) more than 20,000 gallons a day on a 30-day average, or takes water from its own wells or streams above SRBC limits.
What happened so far
- March 19, 2026First conditional use hearing.
- June 18, 2026Hearing held; then a three-month break.
- Sept 30, 2026Hearings set to resume.
Local votes and rules
📌 Other
Archbald Borough Council finished hearings on the Wildcat Ridge data center campus, which would have 14 large buildings on more than 500 acres. Council refused the developer's request that members step aside for bias. A written decision is due within 45 days of the last hearing.
✋ Turned down
Archbald Borough Council voted down a plan by Texas-based Provident Realty Advisors (Archbald 1 LLC) for a data center complex with 18 computer buildings. About 200 residents came to the special meeting to oppose it.
📌 Other
After months of complaints about how data center plans were handled, Archbald Borough Council removed its president, vice president, and president pro tem from those leadership roles. A new council president was chosen.
⚖️ Court case
Eight Archbald residents asked the county court to throw out the borough's new data center zoning law. They say the borough skipped required steps like proper notice and planning review. They also say the law lets data centers go in more places and be taller and louder.
📜 Data center rules
Archbald Borough Council voted 4-2, with one member not voting, to add data center rules to its zoning law. The rules create data center overlay zones in four areas of the borough. Many residents spoke against it, and an earlier try in October failed.
📌 Other
Archbald Borough Council met to vote on new data center zoning rules, but the plan died because no one seconded the motion. Residents saw this as a win. Council later passed the rules in November 2025.
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Where this comes from
- Project Green Mountain hearings to resume in Archbald this month · The Times-Tribune (via Yahoo News) · Sept 2026
- Data Centers Are Poised to Engulf a Pennsylvania Town · DeSmog · March 11, 2026
- PA DEP Data Center Permit Tracker · Pennsylvania DEP · Oct 6, 2026
- Officials & Government (meeting schedule) · Archbald Borough · Oct 6, 2026
- Archbald residents pack Valley View High School for Project Green Mountain hearing · FOX56 (WOLF-TV) · March 19, 2026
- Water Use by Data Centers in the Susquehanna River Basin - FAQ · Susquehanna River Basin Commission · 2026
- Water Application and Approval Viewer (WAAV) · Susquehanna River Basin Commission · Oct 6, 2026
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