Data centers in Pennsylvania
The latest data center news for Pennsylvania, then every tracked campus of 100 MW or more with its status, size, power supply and impact rating.
Latest updates in Pennsylvania
-
PPL raises capital plan to $25B, proposes 645 MW Kentucky gas plant, cites 14.7 GW Kentucky load pipeline
Utility Dive reports PPL raised its 2027-2030 capital plan to $25 billion, $2 billion above the prior plan, mainly for a proposed 645 MW Kentucky gas plant targeted for Q2 2032 with a CPCN filing expected in Q1 2027. PPL cites 14.7 GW of potential Kentucky load growth through 2032, including 12.8 GW from data centers, and 35.3 GW of advanced-stage Pennsylvania data center projects. Its Invitium venture signed a letter of intent with QTS for about 2 GW of generation for a Salem Township data center.
Sources: Utility Dive · Data Center Index
The buildout in Pennsylvania
We track 4 data center campuses of 100 MW or more in Pennsylvania (2 under construction, 1 operating and expanding, 1 announced). Together they announce 11,100 MW at full buildout; weighted by build stage, we expect about 3,780 MW to be running by 2030. That load lands on the PJM grid. Named power suppliers: On-site; PPL. The largest expected load is TECfusions Keystone Connect (1,620 MW by 2030, operating, expanding). Added natural gas burn, from grid-supplied and on-site generation, comes to about 370.7 MMcf/d on an average day.
| Campus | Location | Status | Announced MW | Expected MW 2030 | Power supply | Utility | Impact | Last change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TECfusions Keystone ConnectTECfusions | Upper Burrell, PA | Operating, expanding | 3,000 | 1,620 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Aligned Shippingport (Bruce Mansfield)Aligned Data Centers | Shippingport, PA | Under construction | 2,000 | 960 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Homer City Energy CampusHomer City Redevelopment | Homer City, PA | Under construction | 4,500 | 864 | On-site gas | On-site | – | |
| Wildcat Ridge AI CampusCornell Realty Management | Archbald, PA | Announced | 1,600 | 336 | Not disclosed | PPL | – |
Campus names link to full profiles on datacenterindex.info. Figures as of November 3, 2026. Source: Data Center Index (datacenterindex.info), Discovery Energy. How campuses are sized and rated: methodology.