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Gouldsboro Data Center Campus (Project Gold)

Clifton Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

ProposedIn litigationRecord updated August 17, 2026

Gouldsboro Data Center Campus (Project Gold) is a proposed data center in Clifton Township, Pennsylvania (Lackawanna County), operated by 1778 Rich Pike LLC. The public record puts it at 1.5 GW planned. It is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation.

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Facility record

Proposed

Operator
1778 Rich Pike LLC
Facility type
Data center
Location
Clifton Township, Lackawanna County, PA
Coordinates
41.1950, -75.5950 (approximate)
Power capacity
1.5 GW planned
Land
Not established from a public source
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
In litigation
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 3, 2026
    Proposed
    Zoning settlement approved by Clifton Township supervisors; developer to build five two-story data center buildings across three campuses. Source: WVIA

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Gouldsboro Data Center Campus (Project Gold) in Clifton Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation. Clifton Township supervisors unanimously approved a zoning settlement with the developer on January 3, 2026 after the developer appealed a zoning board decision on November 26, 2025; residents said they plan to take the supervisors to court.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: in litigation means the facility is or has been the subject of a lawsuit related to its siting, permitting, or operation.

Clifton Township supervisors unanimously approved a zoning settlement with the developer on January 3, 2026 after the developer appealed a zoning board decision on November 26, 2025; residents said they plan to take the supervisors to court. An earlier settlement was rejected in September 2025.

Source: WVIA

Notes on the record

Five two-story data center buildings across three campuses in Clifton and Covington townships along Route 380, on roughly 390 acres of Clifton Road properties plus a 144-acre parcel at Routes 611 and 380. The settlement raised the permitted height from 35 to 65 feet (80 feet with rooftop equipment), requires technology reducing backup generator counts, and commits the developer to abandon nuclear and cycle gas-fired generation on the southeast campus. landAcres omitted because the source gives parcel-by-parcel acreage rather than a campus total.

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
  • Land area
  • 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.
Land area
The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with the county.
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 Gouldsboro Data Center Campus (Project Gold) in Clifton Township?

Yes. Gouldsboro Data Center Campus (Project Gold) in Clifton Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation. Clifton Township supervisors unanimously approved a zoning settlement with the developer on January 3, 2026 after the developer appealed a zoning board decision on November 26, 2025; residents said they plan to take the supervisors to court.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Gouldsboro Data Center Campus (Project Gold)?

Yes. This site is recorded as being in litigation. The case, the court, and the filings we hold are listed on this page under the timeline and the sources.

How much water does Gouldsboro Data Center Campus (Project Gold) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Gouldsboro Data Center Campus (Project Gold) 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 Gouldsboro Data Center Campus (Project Gold), and how big is it?

1778 Rich Pike LLC is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 1.5 GW.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Gouldsboro Data Center Campus (Project Gold)," updated August 17, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/gouldsboro-project-gold-clifton-covington-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/gouldsboro-project-gold-clifton-covington-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.Clifton Twp. Supervisors settle with data center developer, residents promise litigation · WVIA · retrieved August 17, 2026
  2. 2.Data Centers in Pennsylvania, Project List & Locations (Gouldsboro Data Center, 1778 Rich Pike LLC, Lackawanna, 1,500 MW planned) · Cleanview · retrieved August 17, 2026

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