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Data center project · Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Lancaster AI Hub (CoreWeave, Chirisa Technology Parks)

Proposed · CoreWeave plans to occupy an AI data center of up to 300 MW in two former printing plants in Lancaster.

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Status
Proposed · as of Sept. 25, 2026
Location
City of Lancaster: 216 Greenfield Road (East) and 1375 Harrisburg Pike (West), former printing plants · Lancaster County
Power
100 MW
100 MW initially, up to 300 MW (company figures).
Floor area
2,000,000 sq ft
Land
144 acres
Investment
Up to $6 billion (CoreWeave); $4 billion joint-venture funding (Blue Owl, Chirisa, Machine Investment Group)
Developer and team
Chirisa Technology Parks (through Harrisburg Place Owner LLC); Machine Investment Group
End user
CoreWeave
Utility
PPL Electric Utilities
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 8 environmental permit or authorization entries for the project: 2 issued, 3 pending, 3 not yet submitted. (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Oct. 20, 2026; Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Oct. 20, 2026)
  2. Sept. 25, 2026 First DEP application for the West site (Harrisburg Pike) submitted. (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Oct. 20, 2026; Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Oct. 20, 2026)
  3. Aug. 26, 2025 Blue Owl, Chirisa and Machine Investment Group announced $4 billion to build out the campus, plus about $200 million of PPL grid upgrades. (Data Center Dynamics, Aug. 26, 2025)
  4. July 15, 2025 CoreWeave announced plans to invest up to $6 billion in a Lancaster data center starting at 100 MW. (CoreWeave, July 15, 2025)
  5. May 14, 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)

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