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Breaker Street Data Center Campus

Jessup, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

ProposedContestedAI likelyRecord updated August 31, 2026

Breaker Street Data Center Campus is a proposed data center in Jessup, Pennsylvania (Lackawanna County), operated by Breaker Street Associates LLC (Catalyst Commercial Development). The public record puts it at 600 MW planned, 131 acres. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.

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Facility record

Proposed

Operator
Breaker Street Associates LLC (Catalyst Commercial Development)
Facility type
Data center, AI use likely
Location
Breaker Street, Jessup, Lackawanna County, PA
Coordinates
41.4712, -75.5588 (approximate)
Power capacity
600 MW planned
Land
131 acres
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
Not established from a public source
Utility
Not established from a public source
Cooling
Not established from a public source
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
Not established from a public source
Public subsidy
Not established from a public source
Community reception
Contested
Source confidence
Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

  1. January 2, 2026
    Proposed
    Zoning appeal denied in a written decision; the switchyard/substation fell in residentially zoned land north of Breaker Street and did not qualify as a public utility facility or accessory use. Developer may appeal to county court. Source: The Times-Tribune (via Yahoo News)

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Breaker Street Data Center Campus in Jessup, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record. Jessup's zoning hearing board unanimously rejected the developer's appeal; the borough has since adopted an ordinance restricting data centers.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.

Jessup's zoning hearing board unanimously rejected the developer's appeal; the borough has since adopted an ordinance restricting data centers.

Source: The Times-Tribune (via Yahoo News)

Notes on the record

Six structures totalling nearly 1.1 million sq ft, each up to 130 feet tall, on 131 acres on the south side of Breaker Street between Hill Street and the Casey Highway. The developer, a West Conshohocken firm, has separately proposed a 487,000 sq ft data center near Sunnyside Road and Alberigi Drive in Jessup, a different parcel, not recorded here. Distinct from the tracked Triboro Industrial Park record (different developer and parcel in the same borough).

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

  • Cooling method and water use
  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • Which utility serves it
Which document closes each gap
Cooling method and water use
The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised
The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
Which utility serves it
The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

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Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Breaker Street Data Center Campus in Jessup?

Yes. Breaker Street Data Center Campus in Jessup, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record. Jessup's zoning hearing board unanimously rejected the developer's appeal; the borough has since adopted an ordinance restricting data centers.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Breaker Street Data Center Campus?

The reception note on this record refers to a court proceeding. Read it in full under opposition and litigation above, and check the sources at the foot of the page for the filing itself.

How much water does Breaker Street Data Center Campus use?

No water withdrawal figure for Breaker Street Data Center Campus is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Breaker Street Data Center Campus, and how big is it?

Breaker Street Associates LLC (Catalyst Commercial Development) is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 600 MW. The site is recorded at 131 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Breaker Street Data Center Campus," updated August 31, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/breaker-street-data-center-jessup-lackawanna-pa.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/breaker-street-data-center-jessup-lackawanna-pa, retrieved September 14, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

  1. 1.Jessup denies Breaker Street data centers · The Times-Tribune (via Yahoo News) · retrieved August 31, 2026
  2. 2.Data Centers in Pennsylvania, Project List & Locations (Breaker Street, 600 MW) · Cleanview · retrieved August 31, 2026

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