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Project Gravity

Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

ProposedMixed receptionAI likelyRecord updated July 26, 2026

Project Gravity is a proposed data center in Archbald, Pennsylvania (Lackawanna County), operated by Archbald 25 Developer LLC. The public record puts it at 186 acres, a reported $5 billion investment. It has documented support and documented opposition on record.

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
Archbald 25 Developer LLC
Facility type
Data center, AI use likely
Location
Archbald, Lackawanna County, PA
Coordinates
41.5000, -75.5500
Power capacity
Not established from a public source
Land
186 acres
Investment
$5 billion
Announced
Not established from a public source
Utility
PPL Electric
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
Mixed reception
Source confidence
Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

Opposition and litigation at this site

Partly. Both documented support and documented opposition to Project Gravity in Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania appear in the record, with no clear majority position. Swept into Archbald Borough's Nov 24, 2025 rezoning vote, which passed narrowly (4 for, 2 against, 1 abstain) amid audience opposition; separately drew sustained resident concern (tenant uncertainty, water/wetlands, emissions) from 100+ attendees at a Jan 2026 state DEP permit meeting.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: mixed reception means documented support and documented opposition both exist with no clear majority position on record.

Swept into Archbald Borough's Nov 24, 2025 rezoning vote, which passed narrowly (4 for, 2 against, 1 abstain) amid audience opposition; separately drew sustained resident concern (tenant uncertainty, water/wetlands, emissions) from 100+ attendees at a Jan 2026 state DEP permit meeting.

Source

Notes on the record

186 acres, Business Route 6 / Eynon Jermyn Rd. Developer formerly known as Western Hospitality Partners - Jermyn LLC. Up to 6 two-story buildings, 135,000 sq ft each. No tenant signed as of January 2026; removed from PA's Permit Fast Track program May 2026; still awaiting final land development approval. One of three competing, previously-untracked proposals in an emerging Lackawanna County cluster (see also Wildcat Ridge and Triboro Industrial Park, both added this session). Coordinates are approximate.

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 Project Gravity data center in Archbald?

Partly. Both documented support and documented opposition to Project Gravity in Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania appear in the record, with no clear majority position. Swept into Archbald Borough's Nov 24, 2025 rezoning vote, which passed narrowly (4 for, 2 against, 1 abstain) amid audience opposition; separately drew sustained resident concern (tenant uncertainty, water/wetlands, emissions) from 100+ attendees at a Jan 2026 state DEP permit meeting.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Project Gravity data center?

No lawsuit over Project Gravity appears in the record we track as of July 26, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does Project Gravity use?

No water withdrawal figure for Project Gravity 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 Project Gravity, and how big is it?

Archbald 25 Developer LLC is the operator on record. No capacity figure is on record for this site. The site is recorded at 186 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Project Gravity," updated July 26, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/project-gravity-archbald-lackawanna-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/project-gravity-archbald-lackawanna-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.No tenant yet: Archbald data center developer answers questions about project applications · WVIA · retrieved July 9, 2026
  2. 2.Plans filed for 1.6 million sq ft data center campus in northeast Pennsylvania · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved July 9, 2026
  3. 3.HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (ORNL/DOE-CESER, 2023-08 vintage) · Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) / HIFLD · retrieved July 23, 2026
  4. 4.DeSmog, "Data centers are poised to engulf a Pennsylvania town" · retrieved July 26, 2026

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