Project Atlas (Edged, South Whitehall Township)
Also called: CDE Acquisitions LLC, Edged US
Edged wants to build three large data center buildings (725 megawatts) on 410 acres of farmland next to Parkland High School. It cut the plan from six buildings after strong opposition. A residents' group says it will fight it in court if needed.
Where things stand: Scaled-down plan (3 buildings) before the township planning commission in July 2026; township engineer did not recommend approval.
🕒 Latest update (July 9, 2026): New three-building plan (about 1.5 million sq ft, 725 MW) presented; township engineer did not recommend approval; residents asked for a public hearing.
South Whitehall Township Planning Commission. We don't know yet if Project Atlas (Edged, South Whitehall Township) is on the agenda. Call the office to check before you go.
What we know
- 📍 WhereAbout 410 acres at 2493 N. Cedar Crest Blvd., across from Parkland High School, South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County
- 🏢 CompanyEdged US (CDE Acquisitions LLC)
- 🏛️ Owned byEndeavour
- 🌳 Size410 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs725 megawatts (about as much as 580,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromDeveloper says it will pay for all power and grid upgrades
- ❄️ CoolingClosed-loop cooling; developer says no water from the township system
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- When will the planning commission and supervisors vote? 🙋 I'll find out
- Who is the end user? 🙋 I'll find out
- Will new high-voltage lines be needed for 725 megawatts? 🙋 I'll find out
🔎 What we checked
- Oct 6, 2026: We checked the Delaware River Basin Commission's (DRBC) list of pending applications (August 2026): there is no application for this data center. DRBC said in November 2025 it had not received any data center applications. A data center needs its own DRBC approval only if it takes more than 100,000 gallons a day from its own wells or streams, or discharges more than 50,000 gallons a day (lower limits in some protected areas). Buying water from a water company does not need a separate DRBC approval.
What happened so far
- Dec 2025First plan: six data centers, over 5 million square feet, up to $9 billion.
- July 9, 2026New three-building plan (about 1.5 million sq ft, 725 MW) presented; township engineer did not recommend approval; residents asked for a public hearing.
Local votes and rules
📜 Data center rules
South Whitehall Township is working on rules for data centers. As of March 2026 the draft was still under review and not yet passed. A 5.1 million square foot data center is planned in the township.
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Where this comes from
- Residents push for public hearing as South Whitehall takes new look at hyperscale data center · Lehigh Valley Public Media · July 14, 2026
- Edged eyes 725MW data center campus in Pennsylvania · DatacenterDynamics · 2026
- PA DEP Data Center Permit Tracker · Pennsylvania DEP · Oct 6, 2026
- South Whitehall Township home page - Events & Agendas (archived Oct. 5, 2026) · South Whitehall Township · Oct 6, 2026
- Frequently Asked Questions: Data Centers · Delaware River Basin Commission · Nov 24, 2025
- DRBC Project Review: Pending Project Status (August 2026) · Delaware River Basin Commission · Aug 2026
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