Data Center Registry

Scranton Materials Data Center Campus (819 Newton Road quarry)

Ransom Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

ProposedIn litigationRecord updated October 15, 2026

Scranton Materials Data Center Campus (819 Newton Road quarry) is a proposed data center in Ransom Township, Pennsylvania (Lackawanna County), operated by Scranton Materials LLC. The public record puts it at 251 acres. It is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation.

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Facility record

Proposed

Operator: Scranton Materials LLC
Facility type: Data center
Location: 819 Newton Road, Ransom Township, Lackawanna County, PA
Coordinates: 41.4400, -75.7041 (approximate)
Power capacity: Not established from a public source
Land: 251 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: 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.

July 27, 2026
Proposed
Overlay request denied. Developer appeal pending in court. Source: WVIA

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Scranton Materials Data Center Campus (819 Newton Road quarry) in Ransom Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation. Supervisors denied the zoning overlay in January 2026 after resident objections.

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.

Supervisors denied the zoning overlay in January 2026 after resident objections. Scranton Materials appealed, and in June a judge ruled a resident has standing to challenge the project. The appeal is pending.

Source: WVIA

Notes on the record

Six data center buildings proposed at the company's stone quarry. This is a separate site and application from the Mudiita Land Venture property (as of October 2026, tracked separately as cancelled); the 'no plans' quote in the July article refers to Mudiita, not Scranton Materials. The pin is the census geocode of the address.

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 utility serves it

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.
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.

Mudiita Ransom Township Data Center Campus · Ransom Township · Mudiita Land Venture LLC2 mi · Cancelled · 750 MW
Newton Township Data Center Campus (Newton Road) · Newton Township · Popca LLC3 mi · Proposed
Dickson City Data Center (Bell Mountain) · Dickson City · Dickson City Development LLC5 mi · Proposed · In litigation
Blakely Borough Data Center (withdrawn) · Blakely · Undisclosed developer (Blakely rezoning applicant)6 mi · Cancelled · Opposed
Triboro Industrial Park / Triboro Commerce Park · Jessup / Olyphant · Ercor Triboro LLC (Sansone Group)6 mi · Permitted · In litigation
Breaker Street Data Center Campus · Jessup · Breaker Street Associates LLC (Catalyst Commercial Development)8 mi · Proposed · 600 MW · Contested
Archbald I Campus 1 Data Center (Eynon Jermyn Road) · Archbald · Archbald I LLC9 mi · Proposed
Project Gravity · Archbald · Archbald 25 Developer LLC9 mi · Proposed · Mixed reception

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Scranton Materials Data Center Campus (819 Newton Road quarry) in Ransom Township?

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Scranton Materials Data Center Campus (819 Newton Road quarry)?

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 Scranton Materials Data Center Campus (819 Newton Road quarry) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Scranton Materials Data Center Campus (819 Newton Road quarry) 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 Scranton Materials Data Center Campus (819 Newton Road quarry), and how big is it?

Scranton Materials LLC is the operator on record. No capacity figure is on record for this site. The site is recorded at 251 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Scranton Materials Data Center Campus (819 Newton Road quarry)," updated October 15, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/scranton-materials-ransom-township-data-center-lackawanna-pa.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.1 (October 4, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/scranton-materials-ransom-township-data-center-lackawanna-pa, retrieved October 29, 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.Future of Ransom Twp. property uncertain as developer says 'no plans' for data center campus · WVIA · retrieved October 15, 2026
2.Proposed Newton data center campus is 10th planned for Lackawanna County · WVIA · retrieved October 15, 2026

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