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Data center project · Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Project Atlas (Edged)

Proposed · Edged scaled its South Whitehall farmland campus back from six buildings to three after opposition and resubmitted it to the township.

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Status
Proposed · as of July 8, 2026
Location
2493 N. Cedar Crest Boulevard, South Whitehall Township, across from Parkland High School · Lehigh County
Power
725 MW
725 MW (reported).
Floor area
1,500,000 sq ft
Land
410 acres
Investment
Up to $9 billion in the original plan (reported)
Developer and team
Edged (through CDE Acquisitions LLC)
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 6 environmental permit or authorization entries for the project: 3 pending, 1 received, 2 not yet submitted. (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Oct. 20, 2026; Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Oct. 20, 2026)
  2. July 8, 2026 Edged resubmitted plans cut from 5.1 million to about 1.5 million square feet ahead of a planning commission review. (Data Center Dynamics, July 8, 2026)
  3. Jan. 28, 2026 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)
  4. Nov. 2025 The project first came up at a South Whitehall Township meeting. (Data Center Dynamics, July 8, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • DCD says the project first surfaced at 'a November township meeting' without a year; November 2025 is inferred from the story's January 2026 planning meeting.

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