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Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Luzerne County, Pennsylvania has 1 GW of data centers on record, planned to operating, across 21 records, against 4 GW of generation operating inside the county. The queue adds 121 MW of planned generation across 3 projects. That is 5.6% of Pennsylvania's data center MW.

Data as of Grid region: PJM InterconnectionRefreshed monthly
1GW
data centers, planned to operating
21
data center records, not cancelled
5.6%
of Pennsylvania's data center MW
4GW
operating generation, 15 projects
121MW
planned generation, 3 projects
6
data center developers active here
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Luzerne County and its neighbors

Counties shaded by data center MW on record, planned to operating. 6 of its 7 neighboring counties have pages of their own. The rest are in the member database.

Carbon 350 MW Wyoming no data centers Luzerne 1 GW Schuylkill 1.8 GW Columbia no data centers Monroe no data centers Lackawanna 2.3 GW Sullivan
no data center MWunder 100 MW100 to 1,000 MW1,000 to 5,000 MW5,000 to 15,000 MW15,000 MW or more no page yet

Data center records planned, under construction and operating, data as of October 8, 2026.Hover a county for its numbers

Headline finding
26%

of the generation operating in the county is matched by data center MW on record: 1 GW of data centers against 4 GW of plants, with 121 MW more planned.

Data centers, planned to operating1 GW
Operating generation4 GW
Planned generation121 MW

Data centers by status

21 records, 1 GW

Operating205.8 MW4 records, 20%
Under construction180.3 MW3 records, 17%
Planned650 MW14 records, 63%
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The data center pipeline

19 records list a year online or expected, from 2023 to 2032. The largest expected additions are 195 MW listed for 2029 and 195 MW for 2030. 2 records list no year.

Figure 1

Data center MW by year online or expected

Records not cancelled, by listed year. 2026 onward is planned or under construction.

Through 20252026 and later
050100150200 Snapshot year 2023 2024 2025 29 2026 2027 195 2028 195 2029 195 2030 2031 2032
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YearRecordsMW
20232100
2024177
202500
2026129
20273180
20283195
20294195
20303195
2031165
203210
Source. FieldProspects database: ISO/RTO interconnection queues, EIA-860M and public data center filings, data as of October 8, 2026. 19 records with a year; 2 without are left out
Figure 2

Who is building in Luzerne

Data center developers by MW on record. Top 6 of 6.

Amazon 936.1 MW 15 sites
Talen Energy 100 MW 2 sites
Brewster Land Company 0 MW 1 site
LBT Investment Group LLC 0 MW 1 site
NorthPoint Development 0 MW 1 site
QTS 0 MW 1 site
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DeveloperSitesMW
Amazon15936
Talen Energy2100
Brewster Land Company10
LBT Investment Group LLC10
NorthPoint Development10
QTS10
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Power generation in the county

15 plants operate inside Luzerne County, 4 GW. The queue adds 121 MW across 3 projects.

Figure 3

Operating and planned generation by technology

MW in Luzerne County

OperatingPlanned
NuclearOperating 2.5 GW 2 projects
Natural GasOperating 1.5 GW 10 projects
SolarOperating 1.8 MW 1 project
SolarPlanned 100 MW 2 projects
Battery StorageOperating 20 MW 1 project
Battery StoragePlanned 21 MW 1 project
WindOperating 24 MW 1 project
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TechnologyStatusProjectsMW
NuclearOperating22,532
Natural GasOperating101,466.4
SolarOperating11.8
SolarPlanned2100
Battery StorageOperating120
Battery StoragePlanned121
WindOperating124
Operating: 4 GW. Planned: 121 MW. Even if every planned project is built, county generation would reach 4.2 GW against 1 GW of data centers.
Source: ISO queues and EIA-860M, via FieldProspects
Figure 4

Planned generation by listed in-service year

MW. Years before 2026 are past due.

Past dueDue 2026 or later
0255075100 21 2027 100 2028
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YearPlanned projectsMW
2027121
20282100
No planned project is past its listed year

Luzerne County against its neighbors

Lackawanna County has the most data center MW among the neighbors, 2.3 GW, more than Luzerne County. 2 of the 6 have more generation operating than data center MW on record.

CountyData center recordsData center MWOperating generation MWPlanned generation MWData center MW per MW operating
Lackawanna County 4
2,286
1,598
0 1.4x
Schuylkill County 15
1,785
363
43 4.9x
Luzerne County this page 21
1,036
4,044
121 0.26x
Carbon County 2
350
120
196 2.9x
Wyoming County 0
0
283
20 0x
Monroe County 0
0
23
80 0x
Columbia County 0
0
0
95 no operating MW

Data center MW counts records planned, under construction and operating. Generation is inside the county only. Neighbors without a page have fewer than three projects on record.

7 counties shown

What changed since June 4, 2026

4 projects in Luzerne County moved between the two snapshots. Counts and MW are below; the projects themselves are for members.

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1
added to a queue, 21 MW
0
came online, started construction or signed an interconnection agreement, 0 MW
3
cancelled, dropped or went inactive, 270 MW
0
slipped their in-service date, 0 MW

Every change in Luzerne County

Project, what changed, technology, MW and the dates that moved, for all 4 changes.

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County: Luzerne County, PASince June 4, 2026 4 changes
ProjectChangeTechnologyMWPrevious dateNew date
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Every record in Luzerne County

Campus or project name, developer, status, MW, year and the developer’s contacts, for all 39 records. Filter, sort and export to Excel.

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County: Luzerne County, PAStatus: all except cancelledSort: MW, largest first 39 records
Project or campusDeveloperStatusMWYearContacts
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