| East Whiteland data center (Project Forge, Foote Mineral Superfund site) | Sentinel Data Centers | — | Approved | Aug. 26, 2026 | Under 50 MW |
Updates, newest first
- Oct. 20, 2026 East Whiteland data center (Project Forge, Foote Mineral Superfund site) · The state Department of Environmental Protection's data center permit tracker lists 3 environmental permit or authorization entries for the project: 2 issued, 1 not yet submitted. (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Oct. 20, 2026; Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Oct. 20, 2026)
- Aug. 26, 2026 East Whiteland data center (Project Forge, Foote Mineral Superfund site) · East Whiteland issued a second stop-work order until the water utility confirms enough supply. (The Philadelphia Inquirer, Aug. 27, 2026)
- Aug. 3, 2026 East Whiteland data center (Project Forge, Foote Mineral Superfund site) · Developers withdrew an offer to shrink the project to 536,000 square feet. (The Philadelphia Inquirer, Aug. 27, 2026)
- July 2026 East Whiteland data center (Project Forge, Foote Mineral Superfund site) · The township stopped earth-moving over soil and safety plans at the Superfund site; work resumed by month's end. (The Philadelphia Inquirer, Aug. 27, 2026)
- Jan. 2026 East Whiteland data center (Project Forge, Foote Mineral Superfund site) · Developers asked to switch cooling to air chillers, setting off strong opposition at township meetings. (The Philadelphia Inquirer, Aug. 27, 2026)
- Nov. 1, 2024 East Whiteland data center (Project Forge, Foote Mineral Superfund site) · Earliest environmental permit application listed for the project on DEP's data center permit tracker submitted. (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Oct. 20, 2026; Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Oct. 20, 2026)
Statewide
Pennsylvania exempts computer data center equipment from state sales and use tax for certified data centers (Act 84 of 2016, amended by Act 13 of 2019 and Act 25 of 2021; the up-front exemption began Jan. 1, 2022), run by the Department of Revenue; Spotlight PA reported the exemption is projected to cost about $2 billion by mid-2031. (Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, Oct. 20, 2026; Spotlight PA, July 20, 2026) The Public Utility Commission adopted a model large-load tariff on April 30, 2026 and issued its final order May 13, 2026 (Docket M-2025-3054271): guidance for utilities on customers over 50 MW (or 100 MW combined), with cost responsibility, collateral, six-month interconnection studies and public queue information. (Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, May 13, 2026) Executive Order 2026-05 (Aug. 18, 2026) set the governor's GRID standards for data centers, requires local approvals before DEP reviews permits, bars state nondisclosure agreements with developers, ordered a public permit map and ended Fast Track eligibility for data center projects. (Barley Snyder, Aug. 19, 2026) DEP's Data Center Permit Tracker, created under that order, listed 73 project entries on Oct. 20, 2026 (some projects appear more than once), with 375 permit rows; most proposals have filed no permits yet. (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Oct. 20, 2026; Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Oct. 20, 2026) The 2026-27 budget (July 2026) added a requirement that data centers using more than 10 MW report their energy and water use; local moratorium bills (SB 1345, 18 months; a House six-month bill; SB 1359, a three-year statewide pause) had not reached the governor. (Spotlight PA, July 20, 2026; Broadband Breakfast, July 21, 2026; Altoona Mirror, June 30, 2026) Constellation is restarting the 835 MW Crane Clean Energy Center (former Three Mile Island Unit 1) in Dauphin County for Microsoft under a 20-year power deal, targeting the second half of 2027; FERC granted an interconnection-rights waiver in June 2026. (Mugglehead, June 4, 2026) Pennsylvania data centers →