Market brief, Pennsylvania

Data Centers in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania ranks fourth nationally for data center pipeline capacity, with 33,239 MW across 427 projects, 5% of the national total.

By the Aterio data team. Data as of .

Scale

Data centers tracked
532
Data center capacity*
33,239MW
Data center space*
65.3M sq ft
Average operational size
113,237sq ft

Pipeline by stage

In the pipeline
427
Operational
41
Under construction
23
Announced
363

* Pipeline only: operational, under construction and announced projects. The other 105 tracked projects are land bank, delayed, withdrawn or cancelled.

How Pennsylvania compares

In Pennsylvania, 85% of projects are still at the announcement stage, against 59% nationally. Operational projects make up 10% of the total, below the national 29%.

Top states by estimated MWEst. MWFacilities
1.Texas152,429 MW1,431
2.Virginia64,312 MW1,068
3.Utah46,575 MW236
4.Pennsylvania33,239 MW427
5.Georgia32,790 MW481

Top five states by pipeline capacity, estimated MW.

Where it is being built

Capacity is spread out: the five largest counties hold 44% of the Pennsylvania pipeline, and Lackawanna County leads with 3,574 MW.

Top counties by estimated MWEst. MWFacilities
1.Lackawanna County3,574 MW39
2.Northampton County3,502 MW39
3.Westmoreland County3,000 MW17
4.Indiana County2,574 MW37
5.Beaver County2,001 MW3

Top five counties by estimated MW, among those with three or more projects.

Who is building

Developers that have not been named hold 40% of the Pennsylvania pipeline (13,209 MW), more than the five largest named providers combined. Amazon AWS leads the named field with 4,179 MW.

Top providers by estimated MWEst. MWFacilities
1.Amazon AWS4,179 MW62
2.TECfusions3,000 MW16
3.Aligned Data Centers2,001 MW3
4.Corscale1,939 MW12
5.Power House Data Centers1,573 MW22

Top five providers by estimated MW, among those with three or more projects. Undisclosed providers are left out.

From the dataset

Largest data centers in Pennsylvania

Ranked by estimated capacity. Each facility's power and size are available in the full dataset.

  1. 1.Project Phoenix Data Center 1Aligned Data Centers · Aliquippa, Beaver CountyUnder construction
  2. 2.Project Phoenix Data Center 2Aligned Data Centers · Aliquippa, Beaver CountyAnnounced
  3. 3.Project Phoenix Data Center 3Aligned Data Centers · Aliquippa, Beaver CountyAnnounced
  4. 4.Zediker Station Data CenterCompany Not Disclosed · Washington, Washington CountyAnnounced
  5. 5.Dynamo DCCompany Not Disclosed · Springdale, Allegheny CountyAnnounced

Free sample

  • Project Forge DC 1Sentinel Data Centers · Exton, Chester CountyPower 144 MWSize 772,350 sq ftUnder construction
    Utility
    PECO Energy Co
    Announced
    Jan 16, 2024
    Expected online
    Dec 31, 2028
  • WPA - 1 - W. Pennsylvania Data CenterIron Mountain Data Centers · Boyers, Butler CountyPower 15 MWSize 330,000 sq ftOperational
    Utility
    Pennsylvania Electric Co
    Online
    Oct 1, 2016
  • PA1 Philadelphia Data Center365 Data Centers · Philadelphia, Philadelphia CountyPower 10 MWSize 135,100 sq ftOperational
    Utility
    PECO Energy Co
    Online
    May 30, 2007

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