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St. Georges Business Park & Lighthouse Farms (possible data center)

Proposed as of Aug. 28, 2026

A business park planned south of the St. Georges Bridge on land that includes the Frightland attraction was revised to 3.2 million sq ft with signs of data center use, and remains at an early stage. Also known as: Frightland site data center, St. Georges Bridge data center.

Cite← Delaware data centers
Kent CountyNew Castle CountySussex CountySt. Georges Business Park & Lighthouse Farms (possible data center) · Proposed
PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Floor area3,200,000sq ft

Who is behind it

ProjectSt. Georges Business Park & Lighthouse Farms (possible data center)Also: Frightland site data center, St. Georges Bridge data center
Developer and teamParkway Gravel Inc. (property owner)
Verdantas (engineering firm, applicant's agent)
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. Spotlight Delaware said the St. Georges data center is in preliminary stages. Whether it can proceed under the Coastal Zone Act likely depends on its power source. (Spotlight Delaware, Aug. 28, 2026; States Newsroom / News From The States (Spotlight Delaware), Aug. 28, 2026)

  2. Delmarva Power records obtained through the Public Advocate list a 300 MW New Castle County data center request awaiting cluster study. Technical.ly offered this site as a possible match but did not confirm it. (Technical.ly, June 11, 2026)

  3. Spotlight Delaware reported that a last-minute amendment from Councilwoman Janet Kilpatrick could have spared a project near the St. Georges Bridge, in the pipeline since 2024, from the new data center rules. She withdrew it before a vote, and the ordinance as passed does not reach projects already in the pipeline. (Spotlight Delaware, March 9, 2026; Delaware LIVE News, March 11, 2026)

  4. Verdantas filed revised plans for 3.2 million sq ft. The filing noted that the zoning permits data centers and that data centers need less parking. County planners said the intended use had not been clarified. (Spotlight Delaware, Dec. 16, 2025)

  5. Verdantas filed original plans with New Castle County for owner Parkway Gravel Inc.: three distribution centers totaling 2.5 million sq ft plus 150 homes, on farmland along U.S. 13 just south of the C&D Canal. (Spotlight Delaware, Dec. 16, 2025)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Coordinates are approximate. They were placed near U.S. 13 south of the St. Georges Bridge, based on reported descriptions. No address is used.
  • The property owner and engineer have not publicly confirmed data center use. No acreage was found in an opened source, so acres is left null.
  • No lawsuit was found.

The full record

Status note
Plans for a business park first filed in 2024 were revised in November 2025 to 3.2 million sq ft, with signs pointing to data center use. Spotlight Delaware described it in August 2026 as an early-stage data center proposal whose Coastal Zone Act standing is unsettled.
Power note
Delmarva Power large-load records list a 300 MW New Castle County request still awaiting cluster study. Technical.ly says it may be this project but could not confirm the match.
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.