Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
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Your county: 16 data center sites, 2 with a sourced job figure, 4 officials who represent them.
| Site | Status | Construction | Permanent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blakely Borough Data Center (withdrawn) | Cancelled | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Breaker Street Data Center Campus | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Gouldsboro Data Center Campus (Project Gold) | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Mudiita Ransom Township Data Center Campus | Cancelled | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Project Gold Data Center | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Wildcat Ridge AI Data Center Campus | Announced | No sourced figure yet | about 1,2801 forecast Planned |
| Archbald I Campus 1 Data Center (Eynon Jermyn Road) | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Catalyst Commercial Development LLC | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Clarks Summit Data Center | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Dickson City Data Center (Bell Mountain) | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Dickson City Development LLC s | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Eynon Jermyn Road Data Center Campus (former auto salvage yard) | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Newton Township Data Center Campus (Newton Road) | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Project Gravity | Announced | about 2,5002 | 300 to 3252 forecast Planned |
| Project Green Mountain Data Center | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Project Scott | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Scranton Materials Data Center Campus (819 Newton Road quarry) | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Triboro Industrial Park / Triboro Commerce Park | Permitted | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
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Sources
- 1.Wildcat Ridge / Cornell Realty Management, Wildcat Ridge Data Center Campus project site. ↩
- 2.Project Gravity (Corscale), Project Gravity FAQ, How many jobs. ↩
- 3.Associated Press race call, 2026 Governor PA result. ↩
- 4.mccormick.senate.gov op-ed, mccormick.senate.gov op-ed statement. ↩
- 5.Associated Press race call, 2026 U.S. House PA-8 result. ↩
- 6.House Clerk, Roll Call 312, House Clerk, Roll Call 312 vote record. ↩
- 7.Pocono Record, Oct 20, 2026, Pocono Record, Oct 20, 2026 statement, Oct 20, 2026. ↩
- 8.WVIA, WVIA statement, Oct 31, 2026. ↩
Who represents this county
Serving now · won 2026 race
Josh Shapiro (D) · Governor2026 Governor PA: won by Josh Shapiro (D), AP call3, not yet certified · official count
No public statement on data centers found yet.
Serving now · not on 2026 ballot
John Fetterman (D) · U.S. Senator · term ends Jan 3, 2029Paraphrase: Co-wrote the 'How to Regulate AI' op-ed with McCormick backing data centers with local and ratepayer safeguards.4
Contact: website · DC 202-224-4254 · contact form
Serving now · not on 2026 ballot
David McCormick (R) · U.S. Senator · term ends Jan 3, 2031Paraphrase: Joint op-ed with Fetterman, 'How to Regulate AI', backs data centers for the AI race with China with local control and ratepayer safeguards.4
Contact: website · DC 202-224-6324 · contact form
Outgoing · lost 2026 race · leaves Jan 2027
Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (R) · U.S. Representative (119th) · PA-82026 U.S. House PA-8: won by Paige Cognetti (D), AP call5, not yet certified · official count
Lost 2026 race to Paige Cognetti5
Vote: Roll call vote: Yea on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (passed 417 to 3, Sep 16, 2026). The bill asks states to make large loads such as data centers pay for the grid upgrades they need.6
Contact: website · DC 202-225-5546
Incoming · takes office Jan 2027
Paige Cognetti (D) · U.S. Representative-elect (120th) · PA-82026 U.S. House PA-8: won by Paige Cognetti (D), AP call5, not yet certified · official count
Paraphrase: Wants guardrails on AI and an end to tax breaks for data centers.7
Don't raise our electric bills. Don't poison our water. And hire local union labor. You can't meet that? Goodbye. Then get out,8
WVIA, Oct 31, 2026
I'm focused on protecting NEPA from speculative developers and in Congress, I'll push for guardrails including a federal AI regulator,8
WVIA, Oct 31, 2026
Questions
How many data centers are in this county?
This page lists every data center campus we track in the county: operating, under construction, permitted and announced. Figures are listed site by site and never added up across claim types. Source
What trades build data centers?
Electricians lead, then pipefitters, HVAC mechanics, ironworkers, equipment operators, laborers and controls technicians. Apprenticeships through union halls and state programs are the main way in. Source
How do I find a data center job near me?
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