South Strabane Township, in Washington County, Pennsylvania, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on November 1, 2025. Its status in this snapshot is in force.
The record reads: "South Strabane Township began drafting data center regulations after CNX Resources' 1,400-acre tract (with 400 buildable acres) was marketed by JLL for data center development. 'No Data Centers' signs appeared along roads. The township… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | in force | November 1, 2025 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Washington 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.