Data centers in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
No data center in Delaware County is on the record yet; the page exists because the county has a scorecard row. No county rule about data centers is on the record for Delaware County itself; 1 body inside it has a scorecard row. The latest decision on the record: Marple Township's proposed ordinance prohibits open loop evaporative cooling systems because they use large amounts of water and contribute to urban heat islands (Marple Township), August 27, 2026.
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No data center in Delaware County yet
No data center is on the record in Delaware County yet. The first published record in Delaware County puts it on the map and in the list here.
The cities in Delaware County on the record (1)
| City | Projects | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| Marple Township | 0 | 1 |
What Delaware County has decided
1 body, 2 decisions on the recordWhat the county and the cities in it have done about data centers: each body on its own row with its rating, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never good or bad, and every vote, ordinance, moratorium or agreement behind its toggle, newest first, with its source.
Reported: the source's date; the item names no day of its own.
- Marple Townshipcity
Marple Township's proposed ordinance prohibits open loop evaporative cooling systems because they use large amounts of water and contribute to urban heat islands, reported August 27, 2026.
2 acts on this row
- ordinance
Marple Township's proposed ordinance prohibits open loop evaporative cooling systems because they use large amounts of water and contribute to urban heat islands
- ordinance
Marple Township drafted a data center ordinance requiring minimum site size of 2 acres and 1,000 foot setback from other properties, permitting data centers only in light industrial districts
- ordinance
What happened
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· Marple Township
Ordinance: Marple Township's proposed ordinance prohibits open loop evaporative cooling systems because they use large amounts of water and contribute to urban heat islands thecooldown.com local outlet
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· Marple Township
Ordinance: Marple Township drafted a data center ordinance requiring minimum site size of 2 acres and 1,000 foot setback from other properties, permitting data centers only in light industrial districts thecooldown.com local outlet
Cite this page
Data Center Record, "Data centers in Delaware County, Pennsylvania", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/pa/delaware-county, updated August 27, 2026.
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Data Center Record, "Data center records in Delaware County, Pennsylvania", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/pa/delaware-county. Data: Data Center Record, datacenterrecord.org, CC BY 4.0.
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