Tredyffrin Township, in Chester County, Pennsylvania, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on April 21, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is pending.
The record reads: "The Tredyffrin Township Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on April 21, 2026 to authorize township staff and the solicitor to draft zoning amendments regarding data centers. No applications have been submitted in Tredyffrin, but the… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | pending | April 21, 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.