Archbald, Carbondale, Carbondale Township, Fell Township and Mayfield, Lackawanna (named sites); other Pennsylvania land not disclosed
Invitium Energy, a joint venture of PPL and Blackstone Infrastructure, plans gas-fired power plants in Pennsylvania to sell power directly to data centers, with more than 5 gigawatts of turbines reserved and no sites or customers named yet.
July 15, 2025: PPL and Blackstone Infrastructure announce the joint venture at the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit, citing more than 13 gigawatts of data center projects in advanced planning in PPL's territory and an estimated 6 gigawatt generation shortfall. February 20, 2026: PPL's new $23 billion capital plan leaves the venture out and calls its possible earnings upside. May 8, 2026: PPL says the venture has signed several turbine reservation agreements and filed multiple projects into PJM's interconnection queue. August 7, 2026: PPL reports more than 5 gigawatts of turbine reservations, more than 5 gigawatts of PJM requests accepted and sites for 8 to 14 gigawatts, and its quarterly filing names the venture Invitium Energy, LLC.
Update, October 26, 2026. WILK reported on August 31, 2026 that the venture signed agreements in April and June 2026 to buy nearly 7,200 acres in five northern Lackawanna County municipalities: a west campus of about 4,860 acres from Carbondale Township into Fell Township, and an east campus of about 2,200 acres from Archbald to the Brownell Reservoir. The county commissioners hired EmPower Analytics Group for $165,000 on September 16 to study air and health effects, and Invitium met with Fell Township residents on September 29. On September 29, 2026 FERC accepted PJM's reliability backstop procurement but suspended it until February 28, 2027.
PPL says Invitium has reserved more than 5 gigawatts of combined-cycle gas turbines and controls Pennsylvania land able to support 8 to 14 gigawatts of new generation. Specific sites and their emissions haven't been disclosed.
U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionPPL says Invitium operates separately from PPL Electric Utilities and PPL Electric customers aren't funding it, and that it won't start construction or make material financial commitments until it signs supply agreements or cost reimbursement agreements.
U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionInvitium submitted requests for multiple potential generation projects on land it controls. PPL hasn't disclosed the sites or individual project sizes.
Invitium Energy, LLC · More than 5 GW accepted into PJM's queue, according to PPL (August 2026)In Pennsylvania, the local zoning ordinance sets the route. A conditional use is decided by the elected governing body (supervisors, commissioners or council). A special exception or variance, and an appeal of a zoning officer’s decision, go to the Zoning Hearing Board. Each is a public hearing on a record: affected neighbors can ask for party status, cross-examine witnesses, and appeal. Municipalities can also adopt data center ordinances with enforceable standards.
Know your rights →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 press your municipality for a real ordinance. Pennsylvania municipalities cannot simply freeze applications, but a curative amendment under the Planning Code gives them a defined window to fix a defective ordinance.
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