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 The other 105 tracked projects are land bank, delayed, withdrawn or cancelled.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 MW | Est. MW | Facilities |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Texas | 152,429 MW | 1,431 |
| 2.Virginia | 64,312 MW | 1,068 |
| 3.Utah | 46,575 MW | 236 |
| 4.Pennsylvania | 33,239 MW | 427 |
| 5.Georgia | 32,790 MW | 481 |
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 MW | Est. MW | Facilities |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Lackawanna County | 3,574 MW | 39 |
| 2.Northampton County | 3,502 MW | 39 |
| 3.Westmoreland County | 3,000 MW | 17 |
| 4.Indiana County | 2,574 MW | 37 |
| 5.Beaver County | 2,001 MW | 3 |
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 MW | Est. MW | Facilities |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Amazon AWS | 4,179 MW | 62 |
| 2.TECfusions | 3,000 MW | 16 |
| 3.Aligned Data Centers | 2,001 MW | 3 |
| 4.Corscale | 1,939 MW | 12 |
| 5.Power House Data Centers | 1,573 MW | 22 |
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.Project Phoenix Data Center 1Aligned Data Centers · Aliquippa, Beaver CountyUnder construction
- 2.Project Phoenix Data Center 2Aligned Data Centers · Aliquippa, Beaver CountyAnnounced
- 3.Project Phoenix Data Center 3Aligned Data Centers · Aliquippa, Beaver CountyAnnounced
- 4.Zediker Station Data CenterCompany Not Disclosed · Washington, Washington CountyAnnounced
- 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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