Archbald Borough Council Rejects 1.6-Gigawatt Wildcat Ridge Data Center Campus

Archbald Borough Council Rejects 1.6-Gigawatt Wildcat Ridge Data Center Campus

News ClipMarcellus Drilling News·Archbald, Lackawanna County, PA·10/23/2026

Archbald Borough Council voted unanimously, 7-0, to deny a zoning request for the proposed Wildcat Ridge Data Center Campus in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. The planned 1.6-gigawatt, 14-building AI hyperscale campus would have occupied roughly 575 acres above Business Route 6.

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Archbald Borough Council in Lackawanna County voted 7-0 to reject the zoning request for the proposed Wildcat Ridge Data Center Campus. The project was described as a 1.6-gigawatt, 14-building AI hyperscale development spanning approximately 575 acres on a mountainside above Business Route 6.

The unanimous decision blocks the zoning request for the proposed campus, although the available article text does not provide further details about the council’s reasoning, the project developer or any potential appeal.