Dickson City, in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on February 13, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is in force.
The record reads: "Dickson City, Pennsylvania, Borough Council adopted regulations that define, regulate and restrict data centers as special exceptions in the town's light manufacturing district, limiting data centers to Enterprise Street near Eagle Lane… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | in force | February 13, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Lackawanna County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Elsewhere in Lackawanna County
Pennsylvania context
Pennsylvania has 50 documented local actions across 48 jurisdictions in this snapshot. There is no statewide restriction, incentive rollback, or large-load tariff on record for Pennsylvania in this snapshot.
A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.