Lower Mount Bethel Technology Center Peron Development / JG Petrucci Company
Upper Mount Bethel Data Center Campus (Slate Belt Holdings)
Slate Belt Holdings. Filed, 2000 MW
Slate Belt Holdings, working with Talen Energy and River Pointe Logistics, is proposing a huge data center campus on more than 750 acres of industrially zoned land in Upper Mount Bethel Township, with up to 24 buildings and as much as 2 gigawatts of power. More than 200 residents packed an August 2026 hearing on a proposed township ordinance that would set zoning and performance standards for the project. A draft agreement would require closed loop or non drinking water cooling and would pay 50 million dollars to local nonprofits if the project reaches full size.
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- Status
- Filed
- Operator
- Not disclosed
- Applicant on record
- Slate Belt Holdings
- Location
- River Road, Upper Mount Bethel Township, PA, Northampton County, PA
- Size
- 2000 MW, 753 acres
- Cooling
- Closed loop (low water)
- Utility
- PPL Electric
- Last updated
- August 29, 2026
What happens next
Still to come: public hearings, a rezoning or permit vote, and a utility interconnection agreement.
Sources
- After a confusing and frustrating meeting, Upper Mount Bethel posts new version of data center deal, WFMZ
- 2 Slate Belt communities face major data center proposals, WFMZ
What it would mean nearby
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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Common questions
Where is the Upper Mount Bethel data center?
It is in Upper Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County, PA.
Has the Upper Mount Bethel data center been approved?
Not yet. An application has been filed and has not been decided.
How big is the Upper Mount Bethel data center?
Reported size: 2000 MW, 753 acres.
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