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Data center project · Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Project Scott (Archbald I LLC, Provident Realty Advisors)

Denied · Archbald council rejected an 18-building data center application on the last day before it would have been approved by default; the developer appealed.

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Status
Denied · as of March 27, 2026
Location
Archbald Borough · Lackawanna County
Status note
Borough council denied the conditional use; the developer filed a land use appeal on April 24, 2026.
Developer and team
Provident Realty Advisors (through Archbald I LLC)
Evidence
Primary public records
Size class
Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.

Updates, newest first

  1. Oct. 20, 2026 DEP's tracker lists the project as proposed, with no permit applications received. (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Oct. 20, 2026)
  2. April 24, 2026 Archbald I LLC took the council's decision to court in a land use appeal. (Resilience (from CASSE), June 16, 2026)
  3. March 27, 2026 At a special meeting, council voted down the 18-building conditional use application before a deemed-approval deadline. (DeSmog, March 31, 2026; WBRE/WYOU 28/22 News, March 28, 2026)
  4. Nov. 24, 2025 Archbald council voted 5-2 to create a data center overlay district requiring council approval of data centers. (DeSmog, March 31, 2026; Resilience (from CASSE), June 16, 2026)
  5. Oct. 2025 The developer's first application covered 22 buildings on two sites. (DeSmog, March 31, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Building count and acreage not given in a primary record; power not reported.
  • DeSmog did not report the vote tally; a later Resilience/CASSE piece said 5-0.
  • Sources differ on the denied application: DeSmog says 18 buildings (the October 2025 filing had 22 on two sites); WBRE/WYOU describes 22 buildings on two campuses. DEP lists Project Scott (Patrinely-Provident) separately from an unnamed Archbald I LLC / Archbald II LLC entry.

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