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Data center project · Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Salem 3 data center campus (4-3 Glen Brook Group)

Proposed · A local group has lined up land deals covering more than 4,000 acres with over 200 owners for a proposed 39-building campus with its own power plant, and asked Salem Township to widen its data center zone.

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Status
Proposed · as of Aug. 22, 2026
Location
Salem Township · Luzerne County
Status note
Waiting on a township decision to expand the data center overlay zone; no state permit applications yet.
Power
3,500 MW
Developers estimated 3.5 to 4 GW of demand; a developer figure, not a filed capacity.
Land
4,000 acres
Developer and team
4-3 Glen Brook Group
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
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 DEP's data center permit tracker lists the project as proposed, with no permit applications received and no mapped site. (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Oct. 20, 2026)
  2. Aug. 22, 2026 The Salem Township Planning Commission recommended expanding the data center overlay zone to cover the project; the supervisors had not yet decided. (Times Leader, Aug. 22, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Most size and cost figures come from the developers' presentation; the Times Leader gave the land purchases as both $1.2 billion and $1.4 billion.
  • The planning commission vote is dated by the Times Leader story (Aug. 22, 2026); the story does not give the meeting date. The Times Leader spells the group '4-3 Glennbrook Group'; the name here is DEP's spelling.

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