Citizens Alliance Mobilizes Opposition Against Data Center-Linked Hydroelectric Project in Lackawanna County
Local citizens in Old Forge and surrounding townships are actively opposing a proposed pumped storage hydroelectric power plant intended to power AI hyperscale data centers on Bald Mountain in Ransom Township, Pennsylvania. The Lower Lackawanna Valley Citizens Alliance (LLVCA) highlighted severe environmental concerns, including massive excavation, water contamination, and slope instability. While data center plans have not been formally filed, the hydroelectric plant project is proceeding through federal permitting.



