Montgomery Township, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on March 23, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is in force.
The record reads: "Supervisors declared township zoning ordinance 'substantively invalid' for lacking data center provisions, triggering the curative amendment process under PA Municipalities Planning Code. Township has 180 days to adopt new zoning covering… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | in force | March 23, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Montgomery County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Elsewhere in Montgomery 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.