Publicker site data center (1301 Main St., Linfield, Limerick Township)
Also called: Limerick Town Center LLC data center, Former Publicker Distillery data center, Linfield data center
A Connecticut company wants to build eight two-story data center buildings on 191 acres at the old Publicker Distillery site in Linfield. It is Limerick Township's second big data center plan, after Project Laurel. The township's elected supervisors will make the final decision after hearings that start in early 2027.
Where things stand: Application filed April 2026. Hearings were pushed back: planning commission review expected in December 2026 and the first supervisors' hearing in January 2027.
🕒 Latest update (Sept 2026): Township agreed to the developer's request to delay hearings. The extension runs to Jan. 29, 2027.
What we know
- 📍 Where1301 Main Street in the Linfield section, the former Publicker Distillery property, Limerick Township, Montgomery County
- 🏢 CompanyLimerick Town Center LLC (Madison, Connecticut)
- 🌳 Size191.46 acres
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromPECO is listed as the power company. Plans include a PECO switchyard and a customer substation on site.
- 💧 WaterPennsylvania American Water (sewer by Aqua PA)
❓ Still unanswered
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- How much power (megawatts) would it use? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much water would it use each day? 🙋 I'll find out
- How many backup diesel generators are planned? 🙋 I'll find out
- Who is the end user? 🙋 I'll find out
- What are the exact hearing dates in December 2026 and January 2027? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- April 2026Limerick Town Center LLC filed plans for 8 two-story data center buildings with about 1.79 million square feet of floor space.
- Sept 2026Township agreed to the developer's request to delay hearings. The extension runs to Jan. 29, 2027.
Local votes and rules
✅ Approved
A developer asked Limerick Township for a conditional use approval to build a 1.4 million-square-foot data center campus on about 192 acres across from the Philadelphia Premium Outlets. The township planning commission listed 18 conditions it wants met, such as noise testing and proof of water supply. The supervisors' hearing began in April 2026.
🗺️ Zoning change
After hearing many public comments about data centers, Limerick supervisors authorized a review of Ordinance No. 428 on data center zoning.
📌 Other
Limerick supervisors voted to send a letter to state leaders in Harrisburg opposing a proposed land swap connected to the planned data center.
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Where this comes from
- New 1.7 million SF data center officially proposed in Linfield · The Mercury (Pottstown) · April 18, 2026
- Publicker data center hearings in Limerick pushed back to January · The Mercury (Pottstown) · Sept 25, 2026
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