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  "attribution": "Data: Data Center Record, datacenterrecord.org, CC BY-NC 4.0. Link to the specific record page where possible.",
  "source": "https://datacenterrecord.org/projects/4-3-salem-township-data-center-pa",
  "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27T01:25:55.412Z",
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      "name": "4-3 Salem Township Data Center",
      "summary": "The 4-3 Glen Brook Group proposed a 39 building data center campus spanning 4,466 acres across 279 properties in Salem Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, with projected power demand of 3.5 to 4 gigawatts. In August 2026, a Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas judge ordered Salem Township to redo its July 23, 2026 zoning hearing after residents were locked out of the municipal building.",
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      "location_verified_at": "2026-10-23",
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      "location_last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "site_address": "Salem Boulevard & Moores Hill Road, Salem Township, PA 18603",
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      "published": "2026-10-13",
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      "state_permit_status_as_of": "2026-10-07",
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        {
          "title": "Pennsylvania DEP Data Center Permit Tracker",
          "url": "https://gis.dep.pa.gov/DataCenterPermitTracker/",
          "publisher": "Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection",
          "date": "2026-10-07",
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        {
          "title": "Judge: Salem Twp. broke law, must redo data center hearing - The Citizens' Voice",
          "url": "https://www.citizensvoice.com/2026/08/25/judge-salem-twp-broke-law-must-redo-data-center-hearing/",
          "publisher": "The Citizens' Voice",
          "date": "2026-08-25",
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        },
        {
          "title": "Luzerne County Assessment and Salem Township Zoning Hearing Docket (4-3 Glen Brook Group Campus)",
          "url": "https://www.luzernecounty.org/153/Assessment",
          "publisher": "Luzerne County Assessment Office",
          "date": "2026-08-25",
          "source_tier": 2
        }
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          "status": "proposed",
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          "date_basis": "read",
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          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-10-07",
          "summary": "The Pennsylvania DEP's Data Center Permit Tracker lists the project as proposed, with no permit applications received, as of October 7, 2026.",
          "source_url": "https://gis.dep.pa.gov/DataCenterPermitTracker/",
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        },
        {
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          "effective_at": "2026-08-25",
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          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": null,
          "summary": "A proposed third data center campus in Salem Township encompassing 279 properties and 4,466 acres is undergoing a zoning hearing process that a Luzerne County judge ordered to be redone after residents were locked out of the July 23, 2026 meeting.",
          "source_url": "https://www.citizensvoice.com/2026/08/25/judge-salem-twp-broke-law-must-redo-data-center-hearing/",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "status": "proposed",
          "effective_at": "2026-06-13",
          "date_basis": "content",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": null,
          "summary": "The 4-3 Glen Brook Group announced a data center campus in Salem Township encompassing approximately 4,000 acres with a 39 building campus and potential power demand of 3.5 to 4 gigawatts.",
          "source_url": "https://www.timesleader.com/news/1745226/1-2-billion-land-deal-for-second-data-center-project-in-salem-township-announced-by-4-3-group",
          "source_tier": 4
        }
      ]
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