DBT-Data Lackawanna One (Jessup)
Also called: Valley View Data Center, 25 Lakeview Drive
A Maryland data center company wants to build one 200,000-square-foot building on 39 acres in the Valley View Business Park in Jessup, using 60 megawatts from PPL. The company also has deals to buy about 355 more acres in Jessup and Archbald for three more projects.
Where things stand: Conditional use application filed Sept. 4, 2026; needs Jessup zoning board and council approval.
🕒 Latest update (Sept 4, 2026): Application filed for a 200,000-square-foot, one-story data center.
Jessup Borough Council. We don't know yet if DBT-Data Lackawanna One (Jessup) is on the agenda. Call the office to check before you go.
What we know
- 📍 Where25 Lakeview Drive, Valley View Business Park (former TMG Health building site), Jessup, Lackawanna County
- 🏢 CompanyDBT-Data Lackawanna One LLC (Bethesda, MD)
- 🏛️ Owned byDBT-Data
- 🌳 Size39 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs60 megawatts (about as much as 48,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes from60 megawatts from PPL Electric Utilities
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- When will the conditional use hearing be held? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much water will it use? 🙋 I'll find out
- What are the plans for DBT's three other sites (Lackawanna Two, Three, Four)? 🙋 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
- Sept 4, 2026Application filed for a 200,000-square-foot, one-story data center.
Local votes and rules
✋ Turned down
Jessup's Zoning Hearing Board unanimously turned down zoning relief for six data centers planned on Breaker Street. The board said the needed power substation would sit in a residential zone, which is not allowed. The developer can appeal in county court.
📜 Data center rules
Jessup Borough Council voted unanimously to tighten its data center rules. Data centers can only go on industrial land south of the Casey Highway and need a public hearing first. The rules also limit height and require noise studies and water-saving cooling.
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Where this comes from
- Developer applies for 200,000-square-foot data center in Jessup · The Times-Tribune (via Yahoo News) · Sept 26, 2026
- Council · Borough of Jessup · Oct 6, 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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