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Pennhurst Data Center Campus

Spring City, Chester County, Pennsylvania

ProposedIn litigationRecord updated July 23, 2026

Pennhurst Data Center Campus is a proposed data center in Spring City, Pennsylvania (Chester County), operated by Penn Hurst Holdings. The public record puts it at 125 acres. It is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation.

Every line on this page traces to a public source listed at the bottom. Where a figure was looked for and not found, the row says so. A blank is never a zero.

Facility record

Proposed

Operator
Penn Hurst Holdings
Facility type
Data center
Location
Spring City, Chester County, PA
Coordinates
40.1937, -75.5602 (approximate)
Power capacity
Not established from a public source
Land
125 acres
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
Not established from a public source
Utility
PECO
Power source
On site gas
On site generation
550 MW
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. March 2026
    Proposed
    Revised plan for a five-building, ~1.9M sq ft data center campus with a 550 MW gas plant on the former Pennhurst State Hospital site; rejected by township and now under court appeal. Source: PHILADELPHIA.Today

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Pennhurst Data Center Campus in Spring City, Chester County, Pennsylvania is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation. East Vincent Township supervisors unanimously rejected the conditional-use application on 2026-05-21; developer appealed on 2026-06-26 to the Chester County Court of Common Pleas.

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.

East Vincent Township supervisors unanimously rejected the conditional-use application on 2026-05-21; developer appealed on 2026-06-26 to the Chester County Court of Common Pleas.

Source: PHILADELPHIA.Today

Power and water

Proposal includes an on-site 550 MW natural gas-fired power plant plus 160 backup generators.

Notes on the record

~1.9 million sq ft data center campus (five two-story buildings) on ~125 acres of the historic former Pennhurst State Hospital site in East Vincent Township, with a five-acre substation and an on-site 550 MW gas plant. Township denied conditional use; developer appealing in Chester County court.

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.

  • Power capacity in megawatts
  • Cooling method and water use
  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
Which document closes each gap
Power capacity in megawatts
The utility's large load service agreement, the interconnection request in the grid operator's queue, or the electrical site plan in the permit file.
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.

Have one of these documents? Send it to us and we will add it to the record with attribution.

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 Pennhurst Data Center Campus in Spring City?

Yes. Pennhurst Data Center Campus in Spring City, Chester County, Pennsylvania is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation. East Vincent Township supervisors unanimously rejected the conditional-use application on 2026-05-21; developer appealed on 2026-06-26 to the Chester County Court of Common Pleas.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Pennhurst Data Center Campus?

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 Pennhurst Data Center Campus use?

No water withdrawal figure for Pennhurst 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 Pennhurst Data Center Campus, and how big is it?

Penn Hurst Holdings is the operator on record. No capacity figure is on record for this site. The site is recorded at 125 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Pennhurst Data Center Campus," updated July 23, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/pennhurst-data-center-east-vincent-chester-county-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/pennhurst-data-center-east-vincent-chester-county-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.Pennhurst Data Center Developers Add 600,000 Square Feet, Gas Plant in Last-Minute Revision · PHILADELPHIA.Today · retrieved July 17, 2026
  2. 2.East Vincent Says No to Pennhurst Data Center, But the Fight May Not Be Over · VISTA.Today · retrieved July 17, 2026
  3. 3.Penn Hurst Holdings Takes Data Center Fight to Chester County Court · PHILADELPHIA.Today · retrieved July 17, 2026
  4. 4.HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (ORNL/DOE-CESER, 2023-08 vintage) · Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) / HIFLD · retrieved July 23, 2026

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