CoreWeave Lancaster Data Center

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. 2025

   Proposed
   CoreWeave announced up to $6B commitment; initial 100 MW expanding to 300 MW; AI-focused Source: CoreWeave

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. CoreWeave Lancaster Data Center in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Repurposing two former printing plants drew strong resident opposition (about 20 speakers against, none in favor, at one hearing) and a challenge to the zoning classification that bypassed public hearings; the city is drafting a data-center-specific ordinance.

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.

Repurposing two former printing plants drew strong resident opposition (about 20 speakers against, none in favor, at one hearing) and a challenge to the zoning classification that bypassed public hearings; the city is drafting a data-center-specific ordinance. Notably, the developer is receiving no local tax breaks, the city confirmed LERTA and CRIZ do not apply, and instead signed a 20-year, ~$20M community benefits agreement, described as the first data-center-specific CBA in the US. Reported job figures conflict: the binding agreement cites ~2,000 construction and 350 permanent, while CoreWeave's own release cites ~600 construction and 70 to 175 permanent.

Source: Government Technology

Power and water

Grid-served via PPL Electric (PJM); developers committed ~$200M with PPL for grid upgrades including two on-site substations, and the community benefits agreement requires 100% clean energy. An initial 100 MW phase is planned with potential expansion toward 300 MW.

Air-cooled, closed-loop design; the developer states no municipal water will be used in cooling. The community benefits agreement caps water at 20,000 gal/day per campus, a claimed >80% reduction from the former printing plants on the sites.

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.

• York 2 Energy Center Data Center · Peach Bottom Township · Energy Capital Partners20 mi · Proposed · Contested
• South Annville Township Data Center Campus (withdrawn) · South Annville Township · Inch & Co. / Eastern Land & Resources Co. (1235 Martina Drive Owner)21 mi · Cancelled · Opposed

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