Amazon (AWS) Kline Township campus
Also called: Kline Township Innovation Campus
Amazon plans a data center campus of about 2 million square feet, plus office and support buildings, on about 350 acres in Kline Township near I-81 and Route 309. Township supervisors approved it on Sept. 30, 2026 with conditions on noise, blasting, water and more. County commissioners signed a secret deal (NDA) with Amazon.
Where things stand: Township supervisors voted unanimously on Sept. 30, 2026 to approve Amazon's plans, with a nine-page list of conditions. Amazon still needs a township zoning permit and state environmental permits before building.
🕒 Latest update (Sept 30, 2026): At a special meeting, township supervisors voted unanimously to approve Amazon's data center campus with a nine-page list of conditions, including blasting surveys of nearby homes and noise testing after it is built. Amazon must still get a township zoning permit and state approvals before building.
What we know
- 📍 Where346 acres on Lofty Road, between Interstate 81 and Route 309 (land once planned for a large warehouse), Kline Township, Schuylkill County
- 🏢 CompanyAmazon Web Services
- 🏛️ Owned byAmazon
- 👤 Built forAmazon
- 🌳 Size346 acres
- 💧 Water15,000 gallons a day
- ❄️ CoolingOutside air cooling about 96% of the year; water in pipes that do not touch the equipment (Amazon's lawyer)
- 🤐 Secret deal (NDA)Yes. Spotlight PA reported that Schuylkill County commissioners signed a secret deal (NDA) with Amazon.
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- How much power and water will it use? 🙋 I'll find out
- Will new power lines or a substation be built? 🙋 I'll find out
- What does the county's NDA with Amazon cover? (You can ask for it with a Right-to-Know request.) 🙋 I'll find out
- When will Amazon apply for its township zoning permit, and when will building start? 🙋 I'll find out
- Which water supplier will serve the Amazon Kline Township campus, and has it signed a will-serve letter? 🙋 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
- 2025Amazon bought the land for $178 million.
- Nov 2025Amazon applied for two permits.
- Jan 17, 2026Amazon presented a 10-building, 2.5 million square foot campus at a supervisors' meeting; about 25-30 jobs per building.
- June 2026Amazon's lawyer said the campus would use about 15,000 gallons of water a day, with 100,000 gallons a day reserved in case it is needed. Outside air would cool the equipment about 96% of the year.
- Aug 2026Plans were before the township planning commission; residents pushed back.
- Sept 30, 2026At a special meeting, township supervisors voted unanimously to approve Amazon's data center campus with a nine-page list of conditions, including blasting surveys of nearby homes and noise testing after it is built. Amazon must still get a township zoning permit and state approvals before building.
Local votes and rules
✅ Approved
Kline Township supervisors voted unanimously at a special meeting to approve Amazon's data center campus near I-81 and Route 309, with a nine-page list of conditions.
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Where this comes from
- AWS plans 2.5 million sq ft data center campus in Kline Township, Pennsylvania · DatacenterDynamics · Jan 2026
- Pennsylvania data center NDAs and the public record · Spotlight PA · Aug 2026
- Data centers as 2025 newsmaker of the year · The Times-Tribune (via Yahoo News) · Dec 28, 2025
- Kline Twp. Supervisors approve Amazon data center proposal & Conditions · FOX56 · Sept 30, 2026
- Kline Township supervisors vote to approve Amazon data center project in Schuylkill County · WNEP (via Yahoo News) · Oct 1, 2026
- Kline Township Supervisors Vote Unanimously to Approve Amazon Data Center Project · WILK News (Audacy) · Oct 1, 2026
- PA DEP Data Center Permit Tracker · Pennsylvania DEP · Oct 6, 2026
- Meeting set for Kline Township data center plans · Times News (tnonline.com) · June 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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