700-acre data center construction begins in Middlesex Township

News Clip1:00FOX43 News·Middlesex, Cumberland County, PA·3/5/2026

The Middlesex Township Board of Supervisors in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania voted unanimously to approve the construction of an energy substation on part of a 700-acre property that is being developed into a $15 billion data center campus.

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A major step forward was approved Wednesday night for a massive data center project in Cumberland County, clearing the way for construction to potentially resume as early as Thursday. The Middlesex Township Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve the construction of an energy substation on part of a 700-acre property along Country Club Road that is being developed into a data center campus valued at roughly $15 billion. Read more here: https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/cumberland-county/middlesex-township-supervisors-approve-breaking-ground-on-15b-data-center-project/521-84c3af0d-bb49-4db6-b65a-e754aa933646 WPMT-FOX43's YouTube channel is a hub for the best of FOX43 News and its investigative reports, top headlines, and digital exclusive content: youtube.com/c/fox43 SUBSCRIBE: youtube.com/c/fox43