Compilation of information regarding data centers proposed for our area and other general information. This page will be updated whenever new information becomes available.
South Whitehall & Upper Macungie
South Whitehall Township Commissioners Meeting (YouTube video), 5/20/26
Parkland School District discusses concerns for proposed Atlas Data Center near high school, Ellie Sileo. Lehigh Daily News, Updated Sunday, 5/17/2026
Detailed article.
Public hearing continued for proposed data center in Upper Macungie, Michael Hirsch, Lehigh Valley Press News, 3/6/2026
Lehigh County
ULDC Report from panel hosted by League of Women Voters, 5/14/2026
Experts told a packed room that townships have limited power to stop data centers — if a project meets legal requirements, saying no risks a lawsuit the township could lose.
And the projects headed our way are massive. Air Products wants a 2.6-million-square-foot data center complex on their old Cetronia Road property in Upper Mac. CDE Acquisitions wants six buildings — over 5 million square feet — directly across from Parkland High School. That’s five Parkland High Schools.
Neither is approved. Both face serious review problems — missing information, incomplete submissions.
The Air Products hearing is scheduled for May 27 at Upper Macungie Township.
The South Whitehall/CDE hearing has no confirmed date yet — check southwhitehall.com for updates.
Here’s the catch: because both proposals were filed before the new township ordinances were in place, they aren’t covered by the stronger protections townships have been racing to write. That’s exactly why four bills currently stalled in the PA Senate matter so much. They’ve already passed the House and would require data centers to report water and energy use, give local governments more authority over water withdrawals, require increasing use of renewable energy, and put state regulators in charge of overseeing energy impact on the grid. Local rules alone aren’t enough when the biggest projects slip through before the ink is dry — and residents shouldn’t be left footing higher energy bills with no state oversight in place.
The good news: local townships are fighting back with smart zoning for future projects. Upper Mac led the way in December. North Whitehall, Lowhill, South Whitehall, and a dozen others have followed. Slatington and Weisenberg are using Lowhill’s ordinance as their model. Seventeen Lehigh Valley municipalities now have ordinances or are drafting them.
What you can do:
Show up May 27 at Upper Macungie Township for the Air Products hearing Check southwhitehall.com for the CDE/Atlas hearing date Contact your state senator (contact info in comments)— push those bills forward Read your township’s ordinance — vague objections don’t carry legal weight Be specific: noise, water, power costs, school proximity
Lehigh County Planning Commission — Meeting Records
Pennsylvania
What’s next for data centers in Pa.? State lawmakers are split on how to regulate them, Kate Huangpu, Spotlight PA,
This article outlines proposed state legislation.