East Whiteland Township, in Chester County, Pennsylvania, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on February 26, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is in force.
The record reads: "East Whiteland Township (Chester County) held an April 15, 2026 hearing on the developer's expanded 887,000 sq ft data center plan as the township advances its curative amendment process to revise zoning. Residents continue pushing back… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | in force | February 26, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Chester 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.