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Data centers in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania: 13 projects mapped
Lackawanna County, around Scranton, has faced a wave of data center proposals: thirteen campuses, about 90 buildings in all, by the count of Resilience in June 2026, with Archbald, a borough of about 7,500, carrying five or six of them on its own. Among the largest is Wildcat Ridge, a $2.1 billion plan for 14 three-story buildings on nearly 400 acres of mountainside. Others have been proposed in Dickson City, Clifton and Covington townships and Ransom Township. In Newton Township, landowner Popca LLC applied in January 2026 to build two buildings on the 90-acre Ira Tripp Tract on Newton Road; the zoning officer turned the application down that February, and the zoning hearing board heard Popca's appeal on April 27, 2026, with no result published since.
Archbald has become the center of the fight. On November 24, 2025 its borough council voted 4-2, with one abstention, for a data center overlay that opened land near Business Route 6 zoned for conservation and residential use to data centers, over the objections of a packed and angry room. "Zoning is supposed to protect borough residents, not data park developers," resident Sheri Skrutski told them. By March 18, 2026 the balance had turned: four council members removed the president, Dave Moran, the vice president, Richard Guman, and the president pro tem, Marie Andreoli, from their leadership posts. "This gives me no pleasure, and a lot has been lost," said Erin Owen, who moved the removal. Nine days later, with state law set to approve the application by default if council failed to act by close of business, the council voted 5-0 against Provident Realty Advisors' Project Scott, 18 buildings filed under the name Archbald I LLC, in front of about 200 residents, many in yellow shirts. The developer appealed to county court on April 24.
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Neighboring boroughs have written rules rather than wait. Dickson City council unanimously passed an ordinance in February 2026 zoning an area of the borough for data centers as a manufacturing use, with a 60-foot height limit and noise restrictions. Many speakers there asked for a moratorium, but Mayor Robert MacCallum said Pennsylvania law does not currently allow one at the municipal level. County Commissioner Bill Gaughan has called for a three-year statewide moratorium on new data center approvals. "Is this development or is this exploitation?" he asked at the Archbald vote.
The power is already being planned. PPL plans a new high-voltage substation on Archbald Mountain, three new switching stations, and about eight miles of new power lines through Archbald, Jessup, Olyphant and Jefferson Township, part of it on a newly cleared 250-foot-wide corridor, to be built between 2027 and 2030 if the state Public Utility Commission approves it. The substation would sit near the quarry where Green Mountain 6 LLC has proposed a 272-acre data center campus. PPL would not say whether its new customers are data centers. One Archbald campus alone may need up to 3.3 million gallons of water a day from Lake Scranton, according to Resilience.
Data center projects on record in Lackawanna County
Grouped by the town each site sits in. The report above may name projects that have no record here yet.
Archbald Borough5
| Project | Company | Status | Power | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Green Mountain Data CenterArchbald Borough | Green Mountain 6 LLC | Proposed | 525 MW | |
| Archbald Data CenterArchbald Borough | PDC Realty LLC (Kriger Construction) | Proposed | Not reported | |
| Project Gravity Data CenterArchbald Borough | Corscale | Proposed | Not reported | |
| Project NorthArchbald Borough | Not reported | Proposed | Not reported | |
| Project ScottArchbald Borough | Provident Realty Advisors (Archbald I LLC) | Blocked | Not reported |
Jessup Borough2
| Project | Company | Status | Power | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breaker Street Associates LLC Data CenterJessup Borough | Breaker Street Associates LLC | Blocked | 600 MW | |
| Catalyst Commercial Development LLCJessup Borough | Catalyst Commercial Development LLC | Proposed | Not reported |
Ransom Township2
| Project | Company | Status | Power | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mudiita Infra Data CenterRansom Township | Mudiita Group | Suspended | 750 MW | |
| Ransom Township Data CenterRansom Township | Scranton Materials LLC | Blocked | Not reported |
Blakely1
| Project | Company | Status | Power | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blakely Data Center CampusBlakely | Marzolino & Patel | Withdrawn | 1,500 MW |
Clifton Township1
| Project | Company | Status | Power | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Gold Data CenterClifton Township | 1778 Rich Pike LLC | Proposed | Not reported |
Dickson City1
| Project | Company | Status | Power | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickson City Development LLCDickson City | Dickson City Development LLC | Blocked | Not reported |
Newton Township1
| Project | Company | Status | Power | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarks Summit Data CenterNewton Township | Popca LLC | Blocked | Not reported |
Where this comes from
The reporting above was written from these. Open one and check it yourself.
Zoning limits on data centers
Rules short of a pause: setbacks, noise caps, permit requirements and district limits.
| Place | Type | Started | Ends | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olyphant BoroughTown or city | Zoning limits | Apr 14, 2026 | Oct 11, 2026 | Record off site ↗ |
| MayfieldTown or city | Zoning limits | Dec 10, 2025 | No end date | Record off site ↗ |
Every project above is drawn from public records, filings and local reporting. Each row links to what it is based on. Statuses change, so check the source date before you rely on one. Found something wrong? Write to [email protected] and it gets fixed.