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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/wildcat-ridge-data-center-campus-archbald-pa",
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      "name": "Wildcat Ridge Data Center Campus",
      "summary": "Pine Line Inc proposed the Wildcat Ridge Data Center Campus on 500 acres along Wildcat Road in Archbald Borough, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, planned for 14 data center buildings and 588 emergency backup diesel generators alongside adjacent PPL and Blackstone natural gas power generation.",
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      "published": "2026-09-28",
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        {
          "title": "PPL and Blackstone buy 500 acres in Archbald for potential data center power plants",
          "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/08/17/ppl-blackstone-buy-500-acres-in-archbald-for-data-center-power-plants/",
          "publisher": "The Times-Tribune",
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        {
          "title": "Data Center Regulation (Or Not) in Pennsylvania: Part 1 - Kleinman Center for Energy Policy",
          "url": "https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/commentary/blog/data-center-regulation-or-not-in-pennsylvania-part-1/",
          "publisher": "Kleinman Center for Energy Policy",
          "date": "2026-08-03",
          "source_tier": 1
        },
        {
          "title": "Pennsylvania DEP Data Center Permit Tracker: Wildcat Ridge (Pine Line Inc)",
          "url": "https://gis.dep.pa.gov/DataCenterPermitTracker/",
          "publisher": "Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection",
          "date": "2026-10-07",
          "source_tier": 2
        },
        {
          "title": "Lackawanna County Commissioners hire firm to study environmental and health impacts of data centers and power plants",
          "url": "https://www.wvia.org/news/local/2026-09-16/lackawanna-county-commissioners-hire-firm-to-study-environmental-and-health-impacts-of-data-centers-and-power-plants",
          "publisher": "www.wvia.org",
          "date": "2026-09-16",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "title": "PPL land deal in Archbald, Upvalley paves way for massive data center power plants [Updated] - Scranton Times-Tribune",
          "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/08/29/ppl-secures-11-plus-square-miles-in-archbald-upvalley-for-power-plants/",
          "publisher": "Scranton Times-Tribune",
          "date": "2026-08-30",
          "source_tier": 4
        }
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        }
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          "summary": "The Pennsylvania DEP's Data Center Permit Tracker lists the project as proposed, with no permit applications received, as of October 7, 2026.",
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          "source_date": null,
          "summary": "PPL completed a land deal in Archbald to pave the way for massive data center power plants.",
          "source_url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/08/17/ppl-blackstone-buy-500-acres-in-archbald-for-data-center-power-plants/",
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          "source_date": null,
          "summary": "A proposed Wildcat Ridge Data Center Campus in Archbald would contain 588 backup diesel generators to power 14 data center buildings.",
          "source_url": "https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/commentary/blog/data-center-regulation-or-not-in-pennsylvania-part-1/",
          "source_tier": 4
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