Plans include 20 data center buildings for Clinton development

The article details plans for a significant data center and power generation development in Clinton Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. The project, proposed for a 682-acre industrial site, includes twenty 118,000-square-foot data center buildings, two on-site natural gas power generation facilities, two customer substations, a water-treatment building, and associated infrastructure.

Linde Corporation, the current owner of the 800-acre parcel, is working with Forest City Energy Center LLC, which holds an option on the property. Forest City Energy Center LLC, whose business information could not be immediately verified by The River Reporter, is involved in developing the power plant and the overall data center campus.

The comprehensive plans, obtained through a Pennsylvania Right To Know Law request, indicate an estimated peak water demand of 100,000 gallons per day for the power facility and 840,000 gallons per day for the data center campus. Sewer demand is projected at 10,000 and 40,000 gallons per day, respectively. These services are expected to be provided by Pennsylvania-American Water Company and Lackawanna River Sewer Authority.

Preliminary environmental reviews noted the project's proximity to the federally listed northern long-eared bat and Indiana bat habitats, with the PA Game Commission deferring comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. While other state agencies anticipated no impact, the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office recommended a Phase 1 archeological survey due to the high probability of eligible sites. An engineering firm, LaBella, conducted a survey that concluded no further investigation was warranted. The plans are scheduled to be publicly presented at a Clinton Township Planning Commission meeting on June 3.