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Data center campus · 3145 Sanatoga Rd. and adjoining parcels, Limerick Township (between the Philadelphia Premium Outlets and Limerick Generating Station), Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Project Laurel data center campus (MCD 7 LLC)

Proposed as of Oct. 27, 2026

A developer seeks conditional use approval for eight two-story data center buildings and three substations on about 191 acres next to the Limerick nuclear plant. Also known as: Project Laurel.

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Power750MW reported · stated
Site191acres

Who is behind it

ProjectProject Laurel data center campus (MCD 7 LLC)Also: Project Laurel
Developer and teamMCD 7 (through MCD 7 LLC)
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. Township lists the main application (CU 25-04) as continued to Oct. 27 with hearings also set for Nov. 24, Dec. 8 and Dec. 22; two phase applications (CU 26-05, CU 26-06) await hearings. (Limerick Township, Oct. 31, 2026)

  2. The conditional use hearing resumed before the supervisors while residents protested outside; at least one resident was refused party status. (WFMZ-TV 69 News, May 11, 2026; 6abc (WPVI), May 12, 2026)

  3. Plans surfaced for an eight-building campus of close to 3 million square feet on vacant land beside the Limerick nuclear plant, drawing about 750 MW. (WFMZ-TV 69 News, Jan. 13, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Entity spelled 'MCD 7 LLC' on the township page and 'MDC 7, LLC' by WFMZ; township spelling used. WFMZ gives about 190 acres; township gives about 191.
  • Square footage differs: just under 2.8 million sq ft of data halls plus about 0.5 million sq ft of substations (township); close to 3 million (WFMZ, 6abc). sqft left blank.
  • Map point is approximate (Sanatoga Rd. area of Limerick Township).
  • Not on DEP's tracker under this name. DEP #10000058 'PECO - Limerick Distribution Project (67 MW)' (East Coventry/Lower Pottsgrove/Limerick, permits issued) is not tied to Project Laurel by any source; DCD links an East Coventry Constellation proposal nearby. PJM PECO need PE-2025-007 describes a new Limerick-area customer of 100 MW (2029) rising to 750 MW (2032), customer unnamed, status 'Withdraw Need' (TEAC Aug. 4, 2026); not cited because no source links it to this project.
  • Separate application CU 26-03 (Limerick Town Center LLC, data center) is listed by the township with a Jan. 12, 2027 hearing; it is a different project and not covered here.

The full record

Status note
Conditional use hearings before the Limerick supervisors were continued to Oct. 27, 2026, with more sessions set through December.
Power note
About 750 MW per township officials as reported by WFMZ; no utility filing confirming it was opened.
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.