Wildcat Ridge, Archbald: Conditional-Use Application Denied October 21, 2026

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Wildcat Road, Archbald Borough, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States

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Edited10/30/2026 at 6:31 pmby @ThePinGang
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Wildcat ~~Ridge AI Data Center: 1,600 MW Campus with 588 Backup Generators in Lancaster County, PA~~Ridge, Archbald: Conditional-Use Application Denied October 21, 2026
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Wildcat Ridge is a proposed 1,600 MW hyperscale AI data center campus across 1,355 acres in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania featuring 14 data center buildings and 588 permitted emergency backup diesel generators.Archbald Borough Council denied Cornell Realty Management’s Wildcat Ridge conditional-use application on October 21, 2026.
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Jun 1, 2028Oct 21, 20261.5 years earlier
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Conoy Township, Lancaster County, PennsylvaniaWildcat Road, Archbald Borough, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
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$6.5Bnone
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Power & Backup Fleet: 1,600 MW utility load on PPL Electric Utilities / PJM grid backed by 588 diesel emergency generators documented in Pennsylvania tracker filings. Site Footprint: 1,355 acres with 14 planned data hallsThe decision concerns an unbuilt campus off Wildcat Road in ~~Lancaster County, PA. Water Usage: Estimated 1.92 MGD cooling demand at 0.45 L/kWh WUE unless closed-loop dry chillers are mandated.~~Archbald, Lackawanna County. It allows an appeal within 30 days. Denial does not establish voluntary withdrawal.
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archbaldpa.gov· Added Oct 30, 2026· Added by@ThePinGang· 51% of score
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Wildcat Ridge AI Data Center: 1,600 MW Campus with 588 Backup Generators in Lancaster County, PA
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Multi-phase hyperscale buildout in Lancaster County scheduled for initial commissioning in mid-2028 following zoning and PA DEP air-permit review.

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