Fit Energy proposes a data center on reclaimed mine ground in Mount Carmel Township, Northumberland County, with fuel cells as primary power and Tier 4 generators for backup. The township adopted a 180-day moratorium on data center applications in May 2026 and is drafting an ordinance; no application has been filed. PPL plans a new Natalie 500/230 kV substation in Mount Carmel and new transmission lines for a data center customer, with construction from spring 2028 to early 2031.
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| 6.20 miles | Nebius: Highridge AI Campus |
Neocloud provider Nebius announced plans to construct its second US gigawatt-scale data center campus in Pennsylvania.
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| 9.08 miles | KRNL: Frackville Data Center |
KRNL Data Centers proposes a data center on land behind Schuylkill Technology Center North in New Castle Township, near Frackville.
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| 16.46 miles | Outrigger: Mifflinville Powered Land |
Outrigger Industrial's powered land site near Interstate 80 in Mifflinville, Columbia County, approved for one data center building.
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Fit Energy USA LP is a privately held energy infrastructure developer based in Boca Raton, Florida, and led by CEO Joel Leonoff. The company buys and owns on-site generation for data centers, pairing carbonate fuel cells with natural gas turbines. Data center operators pay recurring or usage-based fees for the power.
October 14, 2026 Pennsylvania
South Korean electrical equipment maker LS Electric has secured a 185.3 billion won ($138.5m) order from Bloom Energy to supply switchgear and distribution transformers for fuel cells at a Pennsylvania data center. Deliveries of the 38kV equipment are expected between April and July next year....
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October 07, 2026 Google
Google will buy 890 MW of new nuclear output from Constellation Energy under a 20-year power purchase agreement covering 11 reactors across the PJM Interconnection, the companies announced on Oct. 6. Constellation will spend more than $4.3 billion upgrading reactors in Illinois, Pennsylvania and...
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August 20, 2026 Pennsylvania
A 100MW data center is being proposed in Allentown, Pennsylvania. J.G. Petrucci has submitted plans for a 146,000 sq ft (13,565 sqm) facility and on-site substation at 1024 N. Bradford Street. Construction could begin in early 2027, with the facility potentially operational later that year. The...
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August 10, 2026 Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania utility PPL Corporation’s advanced-stage data center pipeline grew to 31.8GW in Q2, up from 28.3GW in Q1. Of the total, 11GW is covered by signed electric service agreements, while 6.5GW is already under construction. “Signed data center agreements with PPL Electric Utilities...
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July 25, 2026 Pennsylvania
Developer Mudiita Infra is planning a 930-acre data centre development in Ransom Township, Pennsylvania. Its affiliate, Mudiita Land Venture, acquired 530 acres south of Ransom Road and west of South Keyser Avenue from KF Real Estate for $2.4 million, according to a deed filed with Lackawanna...
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