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East Whiteland Sentinel/Green Fig Data Center

East Whiteland Township, Chester County

Green Fig Land LLC (Charles Lyddane) + Sentinel Data Centers (Josh Rabina) + Fifteen Forty Seven Critical Systems Realty (Matawan NJ). Original 1.0M sq ft approved 2024.

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At a glance

The project by the numbers

StatusApproved
Footprint1,500,000 sq ft
Site100 acres
Water (max)3 MGD
Permanent jobs50
First announced2024
Target onlineTBD

1,500,000 sq ft in East Whiteland Township, Chester County

The number that mattersGreen Fig Land LLC (Charles Lyddane) + Sentinel Data Centers (Josh Rabina) + Fifteen Forty Seven Critical Systems Realty (Matawan NJ).
Current stage
Approved by the municipality. 1,500,000 sq ft.
Decision body
East Whiteland Township
Top issues
scale of the built footprint; legacy site contamination; water use; noise and continuous operation; backup generation and air emissions

Green Fig Land LLC (Charles Lyddane) + Sentinel Data Centers (Josh Rabina) + Fifteen Forty Seven Critical Systems Realty (Matawan NJ). Original 1.0M sq ft approved 2024; expansion to 1.6M sq ft amendment pursued Feb-April 2026; May 5 2026 REVERTED to 1.5M sq ft / original 2024 plan. Up to 3 MGD evaporative cooling in original plan. 180-day MPC pause invoked by township March 2026. Opposition led by F&WW PA organizer Ginny Marcille-Kerslake. Developer attorney Lou Colagreco: 'real issue had little to do with these factors. It was simply data center vs. no data center.'

What is at stake

Documented community impacts

Water

High

3 MGD water demand projected.

Traffic

Medium

Reverted to 1.5M sq ft original plan May 5 2026.

Timeline

How it has unfolded

  • 2026-05-05East Whiteland reverts to 1.5M sq ft original plan
  • 2026-06-11Judge quashes residents' land-use appeals of the approved data center as untimely, the second denial that week, clearing the path to construction Philadelphia Inquirer
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Know your rights

In Pennsylvania, a data center on industrial land usually needs a special exception or conditional use, decided by a local Zoning Hearing Board after a public, quasi-judicial hearing. Neighbors can request party status, cross-examine witnesses, and build an evidentiary record. Municipalities can also write data-center ordinances with enforceable standards.

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Organized community opposition is the single most effective check on these projects in Pennsylvania. Show up to hearings, submit comment when it is taken, support legal and expert-witness costs, and ask your municipality for a moratorium and a real ordinance.

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