Near · Pennsylvania · Columbia County
11 data centers proposed or permitted within 25 miles of Buckhorn, PA
3 permitted · 2 under review · 6 announced — from the public permit record, not press releases. Distances are straight-line from the center of Buckhorn.
The sites, nearest first
Outrigger Data Center
5 expected of 5 permits on record.
No figure verified from a document yet.
Mount Carmel Township Data Center
4 expected of 4 permits on record.
No figure verified from a document yet.
4-3 Salem Township Data Center (4-3 Glen Brook Group)
4 expected of 4 permits on record.
No figure verified from a document yet.
Nescopeck / Valley View Wood Data Center
5 expected of 5 permits on record.
No figure verified from a document yet.
QTS Salem (QTS Data Centers)
5 under review, 10 expected of 15 permits on record.
A document states: fuel: not yet reviewed (plan approval application not yet read).
Salem Township Data Center Development (Amazon Web Services) - Phase 1
31 issued, 4 under review, 1 expected of 36 permits on record.
A document states: 53 x 2,750 kW + 1 x 1,000 kW + 2 x 750 kW emergency generators + 2 x 300 bhp fire-pump engines; 56 belly tanks + 16 x 12,000-gal diesel ASTs generators (permit figure) · 148.25 MW (calculated) · 99 (site-wide cap; 12-month rolling; proposed by applicant per notice) tons NOx/yr (permit figure) · fuel: diesel · 48 x 2,750 kW critical + 4 x 750 kW house + 1 x 250 kW auxiliary emergency generators (both PA Bulletin notices; Hess Oct 2025 summary said 72 x 2.75 MW) generators (permit figure) · 135.25 MW (calculated) · 99 (site-wide cap; 12-month rolling; proposed by applicant per notice; same cap as 40-00158A) tons NOx/yr (permit figure) · 86 additional diesel backup generators + 3 x 12,000-gal diesel tanks; notice states 109 generators + 2 fire pumps + 4 tanks already permitted under 40-00158B generators (permit figure).
Salem Township Data Center Development (Amazon Web Services) - Phase 2
2 under review, 3 expected of 5 permits on record.
No figure verified from a document yet.
Frackville Data (KRNL Data Centers)
5 expected of 5 permits on record.
No figure verified from a document yet.
Highridge Data (NorthPoint Development) Project Nebius
2 issued, 1 under review, 4 expected of 7 permits on record.
No figure verified from a document yet.
Unnamed Data Center (LBT Investment Group LLC)
5 expected of 5 permits on record.
No figure verified from a document yet.
Project Hazelnut (NorthPoint Development)
13 issued, 2 under review, 2 expected of 17 permits on record.
No figure verified from a document yet.
Nearby places
- Hemlock Township, PA — 1.5 mi away · 10 sites
- Fernville, PA — 1.5 mi away · 12 sites
- Bloomsburg Town, PA — 2.2 mi away · 16 sites
- Rupert, PA — 3.2 mi away · 12 sites
- Mount Pleasant Township, PA — 3.2 mi away · 13 sites
- Montour Township, PA — 3.4 mi away · 11 sites
Who decides, and what people are saying
The boards, owners and applicants behind sites on this page: who decides in Salem Township, PA. Every place compiled so far: who decides, by place. What people in Pennsylvania are saying about data centers: Data Center Pulse.
What you can do
Open a project on the map. If a comment period is open, the record shows the deadline under Permit. The Pennsylvania Bulletin notice linked as the primary document names the DEP regional office (Southeast, Northeast, Southcentral, Northcentral, Southwest, or Northwest) and the contact to send written comments to; comments must arrive within the 30-day window. You can ask DEP for a public hearing in the same comment. This site is independent and is not affiliated with DEP or any company named on it.
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"Permitted" means at least one permit of any type is issued; "under review" means an application is filed or noticed and no permit is issued yet; "announced" means the record anticipates permits but none is filed. None of this says anything is being built. Counts reflect the ledger sheet as of Sep 28, 2026; absence here means we have not identified a project from public records, not that none exists.