Wildcat Ridge Data Center Campus, 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.
2 events, August 3, 2026 to August 30, 2026. Also on the record, under the month each belongs to: 4 statements and 3 lines that are not events of their own. The facts, newest first: the record; the place: Pennsylvania.
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Stages
2026 2 events
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(content date)
proposed
A proposed Wildcat Ridge Data Center Campus in Archbald would contain 588 backup diesel generators to power 14 data center buildings. [2]
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(content date)
Entry
PPL completed a land deal in Archbald to pave the way for massive data center power plants. [3]
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Also in August 2026: 2 statements
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(said in the source itself)
Statement · Josh Shapiro, Governor, Pennsylvania
Governor Josh Shapiro mentioned his visit to Archbald ahead of signing an executive order reining in large scale data center development The Allegheny Front (opens in a new tab) local outlet
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(said in the source itself)
Statement · Bill Gaughan, Lackawanna County Commissioner
Bill Gaughan, Lackawanna County Commissioner, opposes the data center and power plant projects thetimes-tribune.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet
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Also in September 2026: 2 lines that are not events of their own
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(source date; the content gives no date of its own)
Decision · Lackawanna County (county)
Lackawanna County is conducting an air quality and public health impact assessment study for data center and power plant development. thetimes-tribune.com (opens in a new tab)
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(source date; the content gives no date of its own)
Decision · Lackawanna County (county)
Lackawanna County Commissioners approved contract for AI data center health impact study paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com (opens in a new tab)
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Also in October 2026: 2 statements and 1 line that is not an event of its own
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(the day the page was read; it gives no date of its own)
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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(content date; reported from elsewhere)
Statement · Edmund Campbell, Land Use Counsel
I know that what I am asking you to do is not popular. But quite frankly we have met the standards under the ordinance and we ask you to approve it.
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(content date; reported from elsewhere)
Statement · Tamara Misewicz-Healey, Co-Founder
I know it is not over but we are going to take the win that it was and we are going to continue on. We know that this is unfortunately a marathon but we live here and we are not going anywhere.
WVIA News / The Allegheny Front (opens in a new tab) local outlet
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For researchers
- Stage
- proposed
- Events on the timeline
- 2
- Under the months
- 7
- Stage changes
- 1
- Decisions
- 2
- Statements
- 4
- Figures
- 0
- Entries and decisions under the months
- 3