River Pointe Data Center, in order
What happened with this project, oldest first: the stages it reached, what the county and its cities decided, and every dated step on the record. Each entry links its source.
3 events, February 23, 2026 to August 18, 2026. Also on the record, under the month each belongs to: 1 figure from another source and 3 lines that are not events of their own. The facts, newest first: the record; the place: Pennsylvania.
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2026 3 events
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A proposed data center in the Slate Belt area of Pennsylvania drew public interest and concerns, prompting a town hall discussion. lehighvalleylive.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet
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Talen Energy and Slate Belt Holdings proposed a 23 building data center campus in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. datacenterdynamics.com (opens in a new tab) trade press
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Slate Belt Holdings has proposed a data center campus in Upper Mount Bethel Township, with supervisors discussing a draft agreement amid resident opposition. mcall.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet
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Also in August 2026: 1 figure from another source and 2 lines that are not events of their own
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The proposed data center campus would consist of 23 data center pads, each with a footprint of 201,000 square feet lehighvalleylive.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet
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Slate Belt Holdings, a partnership including Talen Energy and River Pointe Logistics Center team, proposed building a data center complex on 754 acres on the former River Pointe property lehighvalleylive.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet
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Figure · Lehighvalleylive.com
50,000,000 USD: Slate Belt Holdings offered $50 million in local incentives to township if the data center campus reaches two gigawatts of computing capacity Lehighvalleylive.com (opens in a new tab) national outlet
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Also in October 2026: 1 line that is not an event of its own
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Entry
The Pennsylvania DEP's Data Center Permit Tracker lists the project as proposed, with no permit applications received, as of October 7, 2026. [1]
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- Stage
- proposed
- Events on the timeline
- 3
- Under the months
- 4
- Stage changes
- 1
- Decisions
- 0
- Statements
- 0
- Figures
- 1
- Entries and decisions under the months
- 3