TeraWulf Nautilus (Cumulus / Berwick)
Berwick / Salem Twp, Luzerne County
A 100 megawatt project proposed for Berwick and Salem Township, Luzerne County, and the end user has not been named publicly.
The project by the numbers
Restructured since it was first announced in Berwick and Salem Township, Luzerne County
- Tenant
- Not disclosed. No end user has been named publicly.
- Current stage
- The project has been restructured since it was first announced.
- Decision body
- Berwick / Salem Twp
- Top issues
- Residents and officials have focused on electricity demand and grid capacity, how little has been disclosed about the end user, water use, continuous mechanical noise, and emissions from backup generation.
TeraWulf sold its 25% Nautilus JV stake to Talen for $92M Oct 2024 (closing of $0.02/kWh contract June 2027). The Cumulus AI campus is now wholly AWS-controlled. Folded into P002.
Coverage of this project
- 2026-03-07 Data Center DynamicsAWS acquires Talen's nuclear data center campus in PennsylvaniaCumulus/Nautilus lineage at the Susquehanna campus
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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