Flexential Allentown data center Flexential
Lehigh County, PA
Quantum Group Allentown Data Center
Quantum Group. Filed. 100 MW.
Quantum Group wants to convert an empty warehouse on West Emaus Avenue into a roughly 100 megawatt data center with fewer than two dozen workers per shift. The Allentown City Planning Commission held a special evening meeting in July 2026 after about three dozen residents raised concerns about noise, water use and the effect on electric bills. The developer has since filed revised plans that officials had not yet reviewed as of the most recent public update.
- Status
- Filed
- Operator
- Not disclosed
- Applicant on record
- Quantum Group
- Location
- 2401 W Emaus Ave, Allentown, PA, Lehigh County, PA
- Size
- 100 MW, 247,342 sq ft
- Cooling
- Not reported
- Utility
- PPL Electric
- Last updated
- August 29, 2026
Sources
- 100MW data center proposed in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Data Center Dynamics
- Neighbors push back on Allentown data center plan, developer to refile, Lehigh Valley Public Media
What it would mean nearby
The cooling design has not been reported. If it uses evaporative cooling, a 100 MW facility would draw roughly 317,000 to 1.1 million gallons of water a day, about what 3,600 households use.
PPL Electric distribution base rate case settlement raised residential rates 4.9% from July 2026: about $8 to $10 a month on a $184 bill. The order is meant to keep new data centers from pushing their power costs onto residential electric bills by requiring developers to pay for all of their own electricity. This does not change anyone's electric rate directly, but it is meant to stop the cost of new substations and power lines built for data centers from being added to everyone else's bill.
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