Plans for data center submitted in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, just two days before local moratorium vote
Plans for a data center in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, have been filed just two days before local government invoked a data center moratorium.
The proposed data center would be located on farmland between the Loop Road and Mifflin County Industrial Park.
According to local news reports, PA Data Center Partners submitted the proposals on Friday, July 10, ahead of a special township meeting on Sunday, July 12, to invoke a curative amendment process.
The curative amendment challenges the substantive validity of an ordinance or zoning map, which in this case is the lack of a data center definition, allowing the municipality to formally request changes.
It would have given Granville Township 180 days to make amendments to the zoning ordinance.
The timing of PA Data Center Partners’ submission means its proposal will be considered under the current zoning ordinance.
The early stages of the amendment were submitted last month by local officials in the form of a draft data center ordinance attempting to establish clear standards and regulations for governing the potential development and operation of data center facilities within the township.
The ordinance aimed to balance economic development opportunities with the protection of community character, public infrastructure, environmental resources, and the health, safety, and welfare of local residents. Included in the ordinance, among many such provisions, were minimum and maximum dimensions, height restrictions, minimum setbacks, building placement, orientation, and design restrictions, water usage restrictions, and noise restrictions.
A Town Hall discussing the proposed data center, including representatives from PA Data Center Partners, will be held at the Granville Fire Company Event Center on July 21, 2026, between 6pm and 9pm local time.
PA Data Center Partners has also produced a presentation on the proposal, in which it claims the local county could benefit from $22.5 million in tax revenue as a result of the data center project. The developer specifically called out the Mifflin County school district as the potential beneficiary of just under half that amount ($12.2m).
The company also said the data center has very low daily traffic and public service demands, and has the highest tax revenue per acre out of comparable structures, such as office parks, residential buildings, and manufacturing.
PA Data Center Partners estimated that the county could benefit from 130-230 construction jobs, 150 direct permanent jobs, and 300 additional indirect jobs, with entry-level jobs starting at $25-$27 per hour.
The developer also committed to being “good neighbours” and “responsible stewards” of the county, protecting natural resources, using water responsibly, and preserving local wildlife and ecosystems.
