Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
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Your county: 7 data center sites, 2 with a sourced job figure, 5 officials who represent them.
| Site | Status | Construction | Permanent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-3 Glenbrook Group Salem Township Data Center Campus (Salem 3) | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| AWS Cumulus Data Center Campus, Salem Township | Under construction | No sourced figure yet | approximately 1,0001 forecast Planned |
| QTS Salem Township Data Center Campus (Salem 2) | Announced | No sourced figure yet | nearly 1002 forecast Planned |
| Dorrance Township Data Center | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| LBT Investment Group LLC Data Center | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Nautilus Cryptomine, Building 1 | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Project Hazelnut | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
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Sources
- 1.Amazon, Amazon Salem Township. ↩
- 2.QTS Data Centers, Salem Township campus FAQ. ↩
- 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-9 result. ↩
- 6.House Clerk, Roll Call 312, House Clerk, Roll Call 312 vote record. ↩
- 7.Associated Press race call, 2026 U.S. House PA-8 result. ↩
- 8.Pocono Record, Oct 20, 2026, Pocono Record, Oct 20, 2026 statement, Oct 20, 2026. ↩
- 9.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
Serving now · won 2026 race
Daniel Meuser (R) · U.S. Representative (119th) · PA-9 · term ends Jan 3, 20272026 U.S. House PA-9: won by Dan Meuser (R), AP call5, not yet certified · official count
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 202-225-6511
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 call7, not yet certified · official count
Lost 2026 race to Paige Cognetti7
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 call7, not yet certified · official count
Paraphrase: Wants guardrails on AI and an end to tax breaks for data centers.8
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,9
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,9
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
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