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Data center campus · West of River Road, Upper Mount Bethel Township (former River Pointe Commerce Park land), plus 5027 River Road (former Portland Generating Station), Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Slate Belt Technology Campus

Proposed as of Oct. 19, 2026

A Talen Energy and River Pointe Logistics venture is seeking zoning relief for up to two dozen data center buildings on about 754 acres near the Delaware River, plus a 152-acre former power plant site, in a plan that could build out to 2 GW. Also known as: River Pointe Data Center (DEP tracker).

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Power2,000MW reported · stated
Site905acres

Who is behind it

ProjectSlate Belt Technology CampusAlso: River Pointe Data Center (DEP tracker)
Developer and teamTalen Energy (through Slate Belt Holdings LLC)
River Pointe Logistics (through Slate Belt Holdings LLC)
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. The state Department of Environmental Protection's data center permit tracker lists the project as proposed, with no permit applications received. (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Oct. 31, 2026; Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Oct. 31, 2026)

  2. The zoning hearing board adjourned the first challenge's hearing to Dec. 17 and asked the supervisors to rule on it. (WFMZ-TV 69 News, Oct. 19, 2026)

  3. RPL East LLC, tied to the same developer, filed a second validity challenge for about 152 acres at the former Portland Generating Station; the company said both sites belong to one proposal, bringing it to about 905 acres. (WFMZ-TV 69 News, Oct. 9, 2026)

  4. Supervisors rejected the memorandum of understanding offered by Slate Belt Holdings, WFMZ reported. (WFMZ-TV 69 News, Oct. 19, 2026)

  5. Supervisors voted 3-2 against a motion to reject any version of a memorandum of understanding under which the developer would drop its challenge in return for up to $50 million in nonprofit donations and township cooperation on zoning changes. (WFMZ-TV 69 News, Aug. 24, 2026; The Center Square (via Times News Online), Sept. 1, 2026)

  6. Slate Belt Holdings filed a zoning validity challenge, arguing the township's ordinance does not provide for data centers; the concept plan shows 23 buildings of 201,500 square feet each. (Upper Mount Bethel Township, July 23, 2026; WFMZ-TV 69 News, July 28, 2026)

  7. Slate Belt Holdings bought the land, three parcels, in April, according to county property records cited by WFMZ; two of the parcels came from River Pointe Logistics Center LLC. (WFMZ-TV 69 News, July 28, 2026; The Center Square (via Times News Online), Sept. 1, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Acreage: 753 to 755 acres for the main site in different reports, plus about 152 acres at RPL East; 905 is WFMZ's combined total.
  • Building count: 23 in the July concept plan, 'up to 24' in the Oct. 19 report, plus up to six 121,500 sq ft buildings on the RPL East site.
  • The Oct. 8 filing date is inferred from WFMZ's Oct. 9 story ('Thursday').
  • DEP's River Pointe Data Center entry (#10000030) sits on this site; matched by location and name, not by a DEP statement.
  • WFMZ (April 2025) reported that a rumored AWS project at the 800-acre River Pointe Logistics Center fell through over power supply; Amazon was never officially named. Not included as an event.

The full record

Status note
Zoning validity challenges are pending; the zoning hearing board adjourned the first one to Dec. 17 and asked the supervisors to decide it. DEP lists no permit applications.
Power note
Concept plans could build out to as much as 2 GW (Center Square, Sept. 2026; WFMZ, Oct. 2026) and include a 480 MW on-site substation (Center Square).
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.