Tamaqua / Schuylkill Co. (Temple Properties)
Tamaqua, Schuylkill County
A data center project in Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, and the end user has not been named publicly.
The project by the numbers
Early stage interest in Tamaqua, Schuylkill County
- Tenant
- Not disclosed. No end user has been named publicly.
- Current stage
- Nothing formal has been filed. What is known so far comes from land assembly, utility inquiries or sketch plans rather than an application.
- Decision body
- Tamaqua
- Top issues
- Residents and officials have focused on how little has been disclosed about the end user, water use, continuous mechanical noise, and emissions from backup generation.
Disclosed at Sen. Argall's August 2025 Senate Majority Policy Committee hearing.
Coverage of this project
- 2026-03-06 Times News OnlineCarbon County at crossroads on data centersRegional framing of speculative land assembly in the coal region
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.
Know your rights →Take action
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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