Project Trainer (Link Logistics, Trainer and Lower Chichester)

A 120-megawatt data center studied for a Delaware County industrial site

Developer

Link Logistics (founded by Blackstone)

Tenant

Not disclosed.

Current stage

Due diligence. No application has been filed. Trainer's zoning officer has issued a preliminary opinion that a data center is permitted by right on the Trainer portion, published September 12, 2026; Lower Chichester's zoning officer says it is not permitted there. In October, Lower Chichester's board president said the township approved the site only for a warehouse, its sewer line can't be used for anything else, and no data center will be built in the township without its approval.

Decision body

Trainer Borough Planning Commission and Borough Council, which would review a site plan if one is filed; Lower Chichester Township for the roughly 10 percent of the site inside its borders; the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for stormwater, erosion control and generator air permits.

Top issues

Backup generators near homes in a community already carrying heavy industry, including the Monroe Energy refinery; homes about 100 feet away across Ridge Road; a by-right zoning opinion issued before any application; no data center ordinance in Trainer while nearby towns write their own; electricity, water and noise worries raised at council meetings.

Key opponents

Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living, chaired by Zulene Mayfield; Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania; residents of Trainer, Lower Chichester and Marcus Hook who say they're joining forces against the plan.

Key supporters

No organized support has been announced. Link Logistics says it's pleased with the borough's favorable preliminary opinion. At the October 8 council meeting one resident spoke in favor, citing jobs, while seated with members of Laborers Local 414, according to Delco Rising.

• 2026-04-08Request sent to Lower Chichester for a preliminary zoning opinion on a data center at 4401 Ridge Road, with a concept exhibit titled 'PECO SITE Trainer Pa'. Lower Chichester Township
• 2026-07-22Zoning officer says a data center is not permitted in the township's Limited Industrial district Delaware County Daily Times
• 2026-08-13Council president says there is no formal proposal for a data center; residents raise noise, electricity and water use and generator pollution. Trainer Borough
• 2026-09-10Council says the borough has issued a zoning determination for the proposed use but no land development application has been submitted. Trainer Borough
• 2026-09-12Legal notice published of the zoning officer's preliminary opinion that a data center is permitted by right WHYY
• 2026-09-23Community meeting in Boothwyn with PSR Pennsylvania on the potential data center Delaware County Daily Times
• 2026-09-24Link Logistics says the favorable preliminary opinion is not a building permit and any project would need an application and borough approvals. NBC10 Philadelphia
• 2026-10-08Council's solicitor says the borough hasn't tried to write a data center ordinance; council says no proposal has been received and a community meeting with Link Logistics may come in November or December Delco Rising
• 2026-10-19The commissioners' agenda lists "4401 Ridge and Data Center" among the solicitor's items, noting no matter is before the board and no action is needed. Lower Chichester Township
• 2026-10-22Delco Rising reports that at a commissioners meeting, board president Rocco Gaspari Jr. said the township approved the site only for a warehouse, Link Logistics can't use the township's sewer line for anything else, and no data center will be built in the township without its approval. The board said it's working on something it isn't ready to share publicly. Delco Rising
• 2026-10-22Delco Rising reports the Marcus Hook borough manager said the borough council hasn't met with Link Logistics, though he met with a Link representative himself. Delco Rising

• 2026-10-22 Delco RisingLower Chichester Owns 10% of the Data Center Site and All of the SewerReports that Lower Chichester's board president said the township approved the site only for a warehouse, won't let its sewer line serve anything else, and won't allow a data center without township approval.
• 2026-10-09 Delco Rising"Have We Tried?" Trainer Council Won't Write a Data Center OrdinanceNo ordinance in progress
• 2026-09-24 NBC10 PhiladelphiaNeighbors concerned as developer considers data center in Delaware CountyNeighbors in Trainer and Marcus Hook organize
• 2026-09-24 Delco RisingMore Data Center Answers in a Ballroom Than From Trainer CouncilCovers the Boothwyn community meeting on the potential Link Logistics data center on the roughly 24-acre former Congoleum site, the borough's favorable zoning opinion and the site's Keystone Opportunity Zone status.
• 2026-09-23 Delaware County Daily TimesResidents look to Lower Chi for answers on possible data centerResidents press Lower Chichester
• 2026-09-23 WHYYWhat we know about Delaware County's potential data center plan, 'Project Trainer'Explainer
• 2026-08-20 Delaware County Daily TimesTrainer/Lower Chi developer commits to engage with community over potential data centerDeveloper says it is at the due diligence stage