Salem 4 data center site (Moores 109 LLC, Salem Township)
Also called: Salem 4
A fourth data center site has been proposed in Salem Township, on about 185 acres, by a company called Moores 109 LLC. It still needs a zoning change before it can file plans. Salem Township already has the Amazon campus, the QTS campus and the proposed Salem 3 campus.
Where things stand: Waiting for a zoning change. After that it would need a master plan, land development approval and permits.
What we know
- 📍 WhereSalem Township, Luzerne County
- 🏢 CompanyMoores 109 LLC
- 🌳 Size185 acres
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromDeveloper points to a nearby PPL substation
- 💧 WaterDeveloper asked Pennsylvania American Water whether it has enough capacity
❓ Still unanswered
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- Where exactly in Salem Township is the 185-acre Salem 4 site? 🙋 I'll find out
- Who is behind Moores 109 LLC, and who would use the data center? 🙋 I'll find out
- How many buildings and megawatts are planned? 🙋 I'll find out
- When will supervisors consider the zoning change? 🙋 I'll find out
Local votes and rules
🗺️ Zoning change
After a court voided its earlier votes, the Salem Township Planning Commission voted a third time to recommend a larger data center overlay zone. The zone would help a third data center project move forward. Township supervisors make the final decision.
🗺️ Zoning change
Salem Township supervisors scheduled a vote to expand the township's data center overlay zone for the Salem 3 campus, a planned 39-building project on more than 4,000 acres with its own power plant. Residents went to court over meeting notice and limits on public comment.
⚖️ Court case
A Luzerne County judge ruled that the Salem Township Planning Commission broke the state open-meetings law when some people were locked out of a meeting on a data center zoning overlay. Eight residents without a lawyer brought the case. The ruling voided the commission's earlier vote on an overlay for a third data center project, called Salem 3.
✅ Approved
The Salem Township Planning Commission recommended conditional approval of a revised master plan for a QTS data center campus. The new plan cuts the project from 18 buildings to 12 but adds 100 acres. It also involves closing parts of three local roads. Supervisors had approved an earlier master plan.
🤝 Agreement with the company
Salem Township supervisors approved a Blackstone QTS data center campus planned for about 1,700 acres bought from 96 landowners. The township received a $9 million community benefit agreement to pay for emergency medical services, roads and other infrastructure, and town services.
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Where this comes from
- 22 regional data center projects and where they stand · The Times-Tribune / Citizens' Voice · Sept 18, 2026
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