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TRON USA AI Campus at the former Titus Station (Go Energy Group, Cumru Township)

Cumru Township, Berks County

A proposed 200 MW AI data center campus at the retired Titus coal plant in Cumru Township, Berks County, announced in May 2026, with no land development plan filed as of the latest reporting.

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At a glance

The project by the numbers

StatusProposed
Capacity200 MW
First announced2026-05-14

Go Energy Group and Titus Development pitch a 200 MW AI campus at the old Titus power plant

The number that mattersThe former Titus parcel is listed in a pending Berks County sheriff sale case carrying a $1,635,172.50 judgment against Recycle The World Inc., the nonprofit that bought the plant property from GenOn for $200,000 in 2021.
Developer
Go Energy Group and Titus Development Corporation (called Titus Development Co. by WFMZ), under a strategic agreement announced May 14, 2026
Tenant
No tenant named
Current stage
The project is at the announcement stage. WFMZ reported in May 2026 that no formal land development plan had been submitted to Cumru Township, and we didn't find a later filing. Meanwhile the Titus parcel is part of a pending Berks County sheriff sale case against Recycle The World Inc., the nonprofit that bought the plant property in 2021. A November 6, 2026 online sale is listed with a status of Rejected, so it isn't clear whether that sale will go forward.
Decision body
Cumru Township Board of Commissioners and Cumru Township Planning Commission
Top issues
Who controls the site, given the pending sheriff sale case; the size and power source of the campus; water use, noise and power demand, which Cumru Township's data center ordinance addresses according to WFMZ
Key opponents
No organized opposition found in public sources
Key supporters
None found beyond the announcing companies

How we got here

1951 and 1953: Titus coal units 1 to 3 start operating (Global Energy Monitor). 2013: All three units retire. 2021: Reading Eagle reports Recycle the World Inc. bought six buildings and 139 acres on Poplar Neck Road from GenOn for $200,000 to build a plastics recycling facility. May 14, 2026: Go Energy Group announces a strategic agreement with Titus Development Corporation for the 200 MW IT TRON USA AI Campus. May 15, 2026: WFMZ reports the site is the former Titus Station in Cumru Township and that no land development plan has been filed. October 9, 2026: Scheduled online sheriff sale of parcel 39531600105762 (case 26-00170) is postponed to November 6. November 2, 2026: County sheriff listing still shows the case as Active (P).

Timeline

How it has unfolded

  • 2021-08-30The Reading Eagle reported that Recycle the World Inc. bought six buildings and 139 acres at the former Titus Generating Station from GenOn for $200,000 to build a plastics recycling facility. Waste Advantage Magazine
  • 2026-05-14Go Energy Group announced a strategic agreement with Titus Development Corporation to develop the 200 MW IT TRON USA AI Campus at a decommissioned coal plant in Pennsylvania. pv magazine USA (Go Energy Group press release)
  • 2026-05-15WFMZ reported the campus is planned for the former Titus Station in Cumru Township, that no land development plan had been filed, and that Commissioner Greg Miller said the township had just learned about it. WFMZ-TV 69 News
  • 2026-10-09The online sheriff sale of parcel 39531600105762 in case 26-00170, 333 Henderson Investments LLC against Recycle The World Inc., was postponed to November 6, 2026. Bid4Assets, seller Berks County, PA
Legal record

Filings and legal actions

  • Sheriff sale (mortgage or judgment enforcement) Berks County Sheriff · 26-00170

    Covers 296 Poplar Neck Road (parcel 39531600105762) and a second Poplar Neck Road parcel (39531600203467) in Cumru Township, with one judgment of $1,635,172.50 for the case. The judgment isn't campus debt or a construction budget, and the records don't tie the plaintiff to the campus.

    Plaintiff: 333 Henderson Investments LLC. Defendant: Recycle The World Inc. Listed plaintiff's counsel: Hladik, Onorato & Federman, LLP · Active (P) on the county listing as of November 2, 2026; October 9 online sale postponed to November 6, and the November 6 auction page shows Rejected with no bids
News

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Know your rights

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.

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