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Data center project · Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Amazon Web Services Kline Township campus (Devil's Mountain)

Proposed · Amazon plans about ten data center buildings on a 346-acre site in Kline Township that was once planned for a warehouse.

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Status
Proposed · as of July 1, 2026
Location
Lofty Road, Kline Township, between I-81 and Route 309 · Schuylkill County
Status note
Land development plan before the township planning commission, which paused for 30 days on July 1, 2026; DEP permits partly issued.
Power
Not reported
No power figure published in the sources reviewed.
Floor area
2,500,000 sq ft
Land
346 acres
Investment
Amazon paid $178.6 million for the land (2025 deed)
Developer and team
Amazon Web Services (through Amazon Data Services, Inc.)
End user
Amazon Web Services
Evidence
Primary public records
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.

Updates, newest first

  1. Oct. 20, 2026 The state Department of Environmental Protection's data center permit tracker lists 10 environmental permit or authorization entries for the project: 4 issued, 2 pending, 4 not yet submitted. (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Oct. 20, 2026; Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Oct. 20, 2026)
  2. July 1, 2026 The township planning commission put off a recommendation on the land development plan for 30 days as residents rallied against the project. (FOX56, July 2, 2026)
  3. Jan. 17, 2026 AWS presented plans for ten buildings totaling 2.5 million square feet to Kline Township supervisors. (Data Center Dynamics, Jan. 26, 2026)
  4. Nov. 26, 2025 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)
  5. July 2, 2025 Schuylkill County deeds showed Amazon Data Services bought the roughly 350-acre Devil's Mountain site for about $178.6 million. (Times News, July 2, 2025)

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