Dorrance Township, in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, adopted a data-center moratorium on August 11, 2025. Its status in this snapshot is in force.
The record reads: "Dorrance Township adopted a zoning ordinance amendment on September 22, 2025, allowing data centers only in industrial zones. Brewster Land Company LLC owns a 155-acre parcel zoned B-2 business highway district and is challenging the… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | in force | August 11, 2025 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Luzerne County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
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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.