North Coventry Township, in Chester County, Pennsylvania, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on February 23, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is in force.
The record reads: "In North Coventry Township, Pennsylvania, Township supervisors voted 3-2 to reject a 120,000 sq ft, three-story 'boutique' data center on 18 acres off Route 724 before the proposal was even formally submitted. Over 100 residents attended… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | in force | February 23, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Chester County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Elsewhere in Chester 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.