The site from above
- 1East side of the campus
northern hall - 2West side of the campus
SW halls + substation
East side of the campus
Latest clear view, March 21, 2022. What we count on the March 21, 2022 image:
- 1 hall under construction
- 3 cranes
- 1 substation yard
West side of the campus
Satellite views of the same ground on Sept. 8, 2020 and March 14, 2024. Drag to compare. What we count on the March 14, 2024 image:
- 2 roofed data halls
- 10 cooling units
- 1 substation yard
Power and the grid
48 MW energized · 1,920 MW contracted
Getting on the grid
Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.
- Jan. 19, 2023Co-located load approvedFERC accepts an agreement letting up to 300 MW of load sit behind the nuclear plant's meter. State agency · March 2023
- Nov. 1, 2024FERC rejects the 480 MW expansionRegulators reject, 2 to 1, a plan to raise the co-located load from 300 MW to 480 MW. see Permits
- June 11, 2025New front-of-the-meter contractTalen and Amazon replace the behind-the-meter deal with a grid-delivered contract for up to 1,920 MW. SEC filing · June 2025
- April 2026Switch to grid deliveryDuring a refueling outage Talen changed the configuration; PPL now carries the power to the campus (press). News report · Oct. 2026
- June 1, 2026Plant capacity rights restoredFERC approves restoring 148 MW of capacity rights at one nuclear unit (press). News report · June 2026
- 2027Full move to grid delivery expectedTalen's revised contract moves Amazon from co-located supply to grid delivery from spring 2026, with the full transition expected in spring 2027. SEC filing · Feb. 2026
- The campus sits about 0.5 km from the 500 kV Susquehanna substation and 1 km from the nuclear plant (map data). OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
- Exelon and AEP argued the co-located design would dodge up to $140 million a year in transmission charges and shift them to other customers. News report · Oct. 2026
- Minimum purchases rise through 2032, and Amazon must pay Talen the gap to market price if it takes less (press summary of Talen's annual report). News report · Oct. 2026
Grid upgrades
What the grid is building for this load: the asset, its cost, who pays and when it is due to be energized. An upgrade may serve a later phase, not the first building.
- Sunbury-Kelayres 500 kV line (new) RTEP baseline project B4029.4 · status: Approved$133.6M; network upgrade, shared by ratepayers; due to be energized by May 2030. Dataset · Dec. 2025
- Kelayres 500 kV substation (new) and Slykerville 230 kV station 500 kV yard, Luzerne County PA RTEP baseline project B4029.1 · status: Approved$72.9M; network upgrade, shared by ratepayers; due to be energized by May 2030. Dataset · Dec. 2025
- Kelayres 500 kV substation RTEP baseline project B4029.2 · status: Approved$29M; network upgrade, shared by ratepayers; due to be energized by May 2030. Dataset · Dec. 2025
- Susquehanna-Kelayres 500 kV line (new) RTEP baseline project B4029.3 · status: Approved$20.9M; network upgrade, shared by ratepayers; due to be energized by May 2030. Dataset · Dec. 2025
- Susquehanna T10-Susquehanna 230 kV No. 3 line (new, ~2.7 miles, ~75% brownfield route with a short greenfield… RTEP baseline project B4029.14 · status: Approved$14.3M; network upgrade, shared by ratepayers; due to be energized by May 2030. Dataset · Dec. 2025
+1 more
- Susquehanna T10 230 kV station (this campus's delivery station) RTEP baseline project B4029.15 · status: Approved$6.6M; network upgrade, shared by ratepayers; due to be energized by May 2030. Dataset · Dec. 2025
- PJM's approved B4029 baseline family (17 components, $567.43M, TEAC 12/2/2025, every component marked "Yes (Reliability W1)") is the 2025 RTEP Window 1 reliability solution for the PPL load addition at Susquehanna… Dataset · Dec. 2025
Permits checklist
1 denied · 2 pending · 3 granted
Approvals a campus like this normally needs (including an air permit for backup or on-site generators), and what we found.
- ✕Co-located load increase to 480 MW DeniedFERC · Nov. 1, 2024: rejected 2 to 1; rehearing denied Apr. 2025 State agency · Nov. 2024
- ◷Air plan approval, +86 generators PendingPennsylvania DEP · Aug. 15, 2026: intent to issue published; not issued as of the Oct. 17, 2026 state bulletin State agency · Oct. 2026
- ◷Water encroachment permit, major amendment (river outfall) PendingPennsylvania DEP · June 12, 2026: amendment application received; pending State agency · July 2026
- ✓Rezoning to Special Data Center Overlay District GrantedSalem Township Supervisors · May 2024: nearly 1,600 acres, 3 to 0 News report · May 2024
- ✓Air plan approval, +53 generators (109 total) GrantedPennsylvania DEP · Jan. 7, 2026: expires July 6, 2027 State agency · Jan. 2026
- ✓Construction stormwater coverage, current phase GrantedPennsylvania DEP · as of Oct. 2026: recorded for the Cumulus Boulevard expansion State agency · Oct. 2026
What could slow it down
- MediumFederal rules on co-located powerFERC found PJM's tariff unjust and unreasonable on co-located load in Dec. 2025; the contract was restructured to grid delivery. State agency · Dec. 2025
- MediumTake-or-pay commitmentsAmazon owes Talen the gap to market price if it takes less power than the schedule (press summary). News report · Oct. 2026
- MediumAir permit for 86 more generators not issuedPennsylvania published its intent to approve on Aug. 15, 2026, and no approval had been issued as of Oct. 17, 2026. see Permits
- WatchLandowner pushbackNeighbors reported unsolicited land offers and hired a lawyer in 2024 (press). News report · May 2024
- WatchRatepayer cost-shift argumentsExelon and AEP said co-location would shift up to $140 million a year in transmission costs to others. News report · Oct. 2026
1 case on record
- Pending, cases consolidated Nov. 2025 Susquehanna Nuclear v. FERC (ISA orders)U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit (moved from the Fifth) Court filing · Nov. 2025challenges FERC's rejection of the 480 MW co-location plan
Money on record
Not on record: Deeds moving campus parcels to Amazon Data Services, recorded Mar. 2024: not recorded, from Cumulus Data LLC and Cumulus Real Estate Holdings LLC, county price not recorded (the $650M price is from the company filing) County deed records · March 2024
50 recorded land documents for the campus company in county records (Sept. 2021 to March 2024); 27 list a price. 5 related-party transfers are shown greyed. Parcel counts come from the deed; acreage is not recorded.
- Cumulus Real Estate Holdings LLC: 42 recorded deeds, Sept. 2021 to March 2024; price recorded on 20 of 42, the largest $1M County deed records · Sept. 2021
- Cumulus Data LLC: 9 recorded deeds, Jan. 2022 to Oct. 2023; price recorded on 6 of 9, the largest $450,000; 3 related-party transfers County deed records · Oct. 2023
- Amazon Data Services Inc: 3 recorded deeds, March 2024 to Jan. 2025; no price recorded; 2 related-party transfers County deed records · Jan. 2025
- Cumulus Real State Holdings LLC: 1 recorded deed, Nov. 2021; one price recorded, $249 County deed records · Nov. 2021
What happened, and what is due
- Sept. 22, 2021Money Land purchase recorded at $75,200: Talen Nuclear Development LLC to Cumulus Real Estate Holdings LLC (1 parcel) County deed records · Sept. 2021
- Sept. 22, 2021Money Land purchase recorded at $1M: Susquehanna Nuclear LLC to Cumulus Real Estate Holdings LLC (1 parcel) County deed records · Sept. 2021
- Dec. 6, 2021Site Cumulus Data LLC, Talen's campus developer, is registered in Pennsylvania State agency · Oct. 2026
- Jan. 19, 2023Power First 300 MW co-located load agreement takes effect; the first 48 MW hall opens in early 2023 (press) State agency · March 2023
- March 1, 2024Money Amazon buys the campus for $650 million SEC filing · Feb. 2026
- May 2024Permits Township rezones nearly 1,600 acres for data centers News report · May 2024
- Nov. 1, 2024Power FERC rejects the plan to raise co-located load to 480 MW State agency · Nov. 2024
- June 11, 2025Power Talen and Amazon announce a new 1,920 MW contract delivered through the grid SEC filing · June 2025
- Oct. 2025Site Amazon says expansion construction begins News report · Oct. 2026
- Jan. 7, 2026Permits State approves 53 more backup generators, bringing the total to 109 State agency · Jan. 2026
- April 2026Power Power delivery switches from behind the meter to the grid (press) News report · Oct. 2026
- Aug. 2026Site Three buildings occupied and operating, with more in construction (press) News report · Aug. 2026
- Aug. 15, 2026Permits State publishes intent to approve 86 more generators; no approval issued by mid-Oct. 2026 State agency · Oct. 2026
- 2029Power Contract deliveries scheduled at 840 to 1,200 MW (press) News report · June 2025
Building activity by quarter
Since Sept. 2020: 19 OSHA inspections; 69 satellite captures. The chart starts in the first quarter of 2021; 1 earlier record is not drawn.
Specs
- River outfall: cooling water discharge to the Susquehanna River floodway (non-contact water) State agency · July 2026
Owners, partners and builders
- Amazon Data Services (AWS): owner and operator
- Cumulus Data LLC (Talen): original developer and seller
- Amazon Energy LLC: power buyer
- Talen Energy and Susquehanna Nuclear: seller of power and plant owner (Allegheny Electric Cooperative holds 10%)
- PPL Electric Utilities: transmission and delivery
- PJM Interconnection
- FERC
- Pennsylvania DEP
- Salem Township Supervisors
- Exelon and AEP Ohio: protested the co-location plan at FERC
- Suffolk Construction Company, Inc.: general contractor; 2 OSHA inspections
- Sargent Electric Company LLC: electrical contractor; 2 OSHA inspections
- Brothers RC Contractors LLC: general contractor; 1 OSHA inspection
- Rock Spring Contracting LLC: general contractor
- B&S Site Development LLC: general contractor
- Scholes Electric & Communications: electrical contractor
- and 14 more contractors in the permit and inspection records
Open questions
- Contract price and delivery to this site by year.
- Whether the 86-generator approval is issued.
- Building count and megawatts actually energized.
- Amazon's own build schedule (not published).
427 records from 40 documents
Drawn from news reports, state agency records, public and commercial datasets, securities filings, court filings, company statements and satellite captures, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.
Every quote behind this page
Grade key: A = the primary record itself (permit, filing, exhibit) · B = a dated official statement · C = news reporting. Map distances are our own measurements on OpenStreetMap and carry no grade. Allegations in lawsuits are marked as such in the quotes.
Power (50)
- Utility service: not stated“Susquehanna will provide its carbon-free power to the PJM grid, Talen will act as the retail electric generation supplier to Amazon, and PPL Electric Utilities will be responsible for transmission and delivery”SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- On-site generation: 231.8 MW“installation of an additional eighty-four (84) 2,750 kW critical emergency generators and two (2) 400 kW auxiliary emergency generators - 84x2.75+2x0.4 = 231.8 MW”State agency · Aug. 2026 · grade A
- Utility service: 960 MW“the Company agreed to supply up to 960 MW of long-term power to the AWS Data Campus from Susquehanna”SEC filing · Feb. 2026 · grade A
- Utility service: 1,920 MW“under which the Company is expected to provide AWS with up to 1,920 MW of power in a front-of-the-meter model through 2042”SEC filing · Feb. 2026 · grade A
- Utility service: 960 MW“the Company agreed to supply up to 960 MW of long-term power to the AWS Data Campus from Susquehanna”SEC filing · Feb. 2026 · grade A
- Utility service: 1,920 MW“under which the Company is expected to provide AWS with up to 1,920 MW of power in a front-of-the-meter model through 2042”SEC filing · Feb. 2026 · grade A
- Interconnection status: Energized / operating (PJM / PPL Electric delivery, Talen supply). Existing ISA permits 300 MW co-located behind the meter; FERC rejected the increase to 480 MW on Nov 1, 2024 (ER24-2172); the cam“under which the Company is expected to provide AWS with up to 1,920 MW of power in a front-of-the-meter model through 2042”SEC filing · Feb. 2026 · grade A
- large load interconnection request: executed; co-located arrangement transitions to front-of-the-meter from spring 2026, full transition spring 2027“under which the Company is expected to provide AWS with up to 1,920 MW of power in a front-of-the-meter model through 2042”SEC filing · Feb. 2026 · grade A
- FERC (Nov 2024) denied the Amended Interconnection Service Agreement that would have let Susquehanna divert up to 480 MW from the grid to AWS behind the meter; denial is the reason the arrangement moved front-of-the-mete“in November 2024, the FERC issued an order denying an Amended Interconnection Service Agreement (the ISA Amendment) between PJM, a subsidiary of PPL Corporation, and Susquehanna”SEC filing · Feb. 2026 · grade A
- On-site generation: 135.25 MW“install an additional forty-eight (48) 2,750 kW critical emergency generators, four (4) 750 kW house emergency generators, and one (1) 250 kW auxiliary emergency generator engine - 48x2.75+4x0.75+1x0.25 = 135.25 MW”State agency · Jan. 2026 · grade A
- On-site generation: not stated“The emergency engines at the facility include: One-hundred and one (101) CAT 3516E 2.75 MW (4,043 BHP) critical emergency engines”State agency · Jan. 2026 · grade A
- Backup fleet engines: 111 engines“One (1) CAT C32 1.00 MW (1,483 BHP) house emergency engine [1 existing] Six (6) CAT C18 0.75 MW (1,112 BHP) house emergency engines [2 existing, 4 new]”State agency · Jan. 2026 · grade A
- On-site generation: 283.5 MW“One-hundred and one (101) CAT 3516E 2.75 MW (4,043 BHP) critical emergency engines [53 existing, 48 new]”State agency · Jan. 2026 · grade A
- Power plan: grid front-of-the-meter (PPL Electric transmission/delivery; Talen retail supply) since Apr 2026; behind-the-meter co-located under PJM ISA before that“The existing Susquehanna co-located load arrangement between Talen and Amazon will transition to a front-of-the-meter arrangement after the completion of transmission reconfigurations expected in the Spring of 2026”SEC filing · June 2025 · grade A
- Utility delivery: PPL Electric Utilities“PPL Electric Utilities (PPL) will be responsible for transmission and delivery”SEC filing · June 2025 · grade A
- Energy supplier: Talen (retail electric generation supplier)“Talen will act as the retail electric generation supplier to Amazon”SEC filing · June 2025 · grade A
- Talen and AWS replaced the co-located PPA with a front-of-the-meter PPA at up to 1,920 MW through 2042 (June 11, 2025), doubling the original 960 MW cap after FERC denied the 480 MW behind-the-meter ISA amendment“Under the expanded PPA, at the full contract quantity, Talen will provide Amazon with 1,920 megawatts of carbon-free nuclear power through 2042”SEC filing · June 2025 · grade A
- County: Luzerne County, PA“The Amended ISA concerns Susquehanna's 2,520 MW nuclear generating facility located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania”State agency · Nov. 2024 · grade A
- Utility service: 300 MW“The Amended ISA modifies Service Agreement No. 1442 (Existing ISA) to increase the amount of Co-Located Load from 300 megawatts (MW) to 480 MW”State agency · Nov. 2024 · grade A
- Grid operator: PJM“PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM) filed an amended Interconnection Service Agreement (ISA) among PJM, Susquehanna Nuclear, LLC, and PPL Electric Utilities Corporation”State agency · Nov. 2024 · grade A
- large load interconnection request: accepted via delegated letter order Mar 17, 2023, effective Jan 19, 2023“The 2023 ISA permitted Susquehanna to add up to 150 MW of co-located load behind each of Susquehanna's two generating units”State agency · Nov. 2024 · grade A
- large load interconnection request: rejected - Order Rejecting Amendments to Interconnection Service Agreement, 189 FERC 61,078 (the -001 filing rejected; -000 rejected as moot)“The Amended ISA modifies Service Agreement No. 1442 (Existing ISA) to increase the amount of Co-Located Load from 300 megawatts (MW) to 480 MW”State agency · Nov. 2024 · grade A
- interconnection service agreement amendment: rejected“On June 3, 2024, as amended on September 3, 2024, pursuant to section 205 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), PJM filed an amended Interconnection Service Agreement”State agency · Nov. 2024 · grade A
- Moved from campus facts field 'adjacent plant capacity': 2,520 MW. CONTEXT ONLY: Susquehanna Steam Electric Station nameplate per FERC order (press/Talen usually cite ~2,475 MW net). Plant output is grid supply and is nev“Susquehanna's 2,520 MW nuclear generating facility located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, which consists of two 1,260 MW units”State agency · Nov. 2024 · grade A
- interconnection service agreement amendment: accepted“On May 10, 2024, the Existing ISA was accepted via delegated letter order, to be effective April 9, 2024”State agency · May 2024 · grade A
- interconnection service agreement: accepted“On March 17, 2023, the 2023 ISA was accepted via delegated letter order, to be effective on January 19, 2023”State agency · March 2023 · grade A
- Nearest nuclear plant: 0.99 kmMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Nearest power line of 345 kV or more: 0.48 kmMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Nearest substation of 345 kV or more: 0.52 kmMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Nearest gas pipeline: 5.41 kmMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- EPA ECHO air record: No ICIS-Air facility record for Amazon Data Services or Cumulus within 5 mi; the state plan approvals are the operative air record“SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC/SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION | 769 SALEM BLVD | BERWICK | Operating”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- IT capacity: not stated“This plan approval is for the installation and operation of an additional 53 emergency generators in addition to the existing 56 emergency generators and 2 fire pump engines”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Grid upgrade due to be energized by: May 1, 2030“B4029.1 5/1/2030 $72.92 PPL 12/2/2025 Yes (Reliability W1)”Dataset · Dec. 2025 · grade B
- transmission upgrade (RTEP baseline): Approved“Expand existing Slykerville 230 kV station to add a 500 kV yard. Build a new Kelayres 500 kV breaker-and-a-half substation. Add two 890 MVA, 500/230 kV transformers at Kelayres.”Dataset · Dec. 2025 · grade B
- transmission upgrade (RTEP baseline): Approved“Bifurcate the Sunbury-Susquehanna 500 kV line. From the bifurcation point, build a 13-mile extension to Kelayres, resulting in a Susquehanna-Kelayres 500 kV line.”Dataset · Dec. 2025 · grade B
- transmission upgrade (RTEP baseline): Approved“Bifurcate the Sunbury-Susquehanna 500 kV line bringing both segments into a new Kelayres 500 kV station on separate towers. From the bifurcation point, build a 24-mile extension to Kelayres, resulting in a Sunbury-Kelayres 500 kV line.”Dataset · Dec. 2025 · grade B
- transmission upgrade (RTEP baseline): Approved“Construct a new Susquehanna T10-Susquehanna 230 kV No. 3 line (~2.7 miles) using an ~75% brownfield route, with a short greenfield segment near the Susquehanna station.”Dataset · Dec. 2025 · grade B
- transmission upgrade (RTEP baseline): Approved“Construct a new breaker-and-a-half bay at Susquehanna T10 230 kV station and initially populate with two 230 kV, 3000A circuit breakers and four 230 kV, 3000A MODs”Dataset · Dec. 2025 · grade B
- PJM's approved B4029 baseline family (17 components, $567.43M, TEAC 12/2/2025, every component marked "Yes (Reliability W1)") is the 2025 RTEP Window 1 reliability solution for the PPL load addition at Susquehanna; Windo“PPL load addition proposal: Keystone-Susquehanna dual 500 kV double circuits”Dataset · Dec. 2025 · grade B
- Stated campus size: 960 MW“Epoch planned 212 MW facility power is a separate figure”grade C
- Name: AWS Cumulus Susquehanna Campus“Amazon is planning a large data center campus next to a nuclear power station in Pennsylvania”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Construction stage: operating - first hall since early 2023; expansion construction under way since Oct 2025“Amazon began construction in October 2025. As of August 2026, three data center buildings adjacent to substations #3 and #4 were occupied and operational”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Stage: operating“three data center buildings adjacent to substations #3 and #4 were occupied and operational”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- The behind-the-meter to front-of-the-meter transition was executed in April 2026 during Susquehanna Unit 1's refueling outage, per Talen's Q2 2026 quarterly filing as reported in secondary analysis. The campus is now a g“The transition from behind-the-meter to front-of-the-meter service happened in spring 2026. In April, Talen changed the facility configuration and moved to the revised AWS power purchase agreement during Unit 1's refueling outage”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- PPL planning projection reported secondhand: the Susquehanna/Berwick campus load could reach ~1.44 GW by 2030. Planning context only - NOT a contracted quantity and NOT booked to any campus MW field“PPL expects that facility to reach 1.44 GW by 2030”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Nautilus Cryptomine (200 MW of the campus substation capacity) ceased mining Sep 30, 2024; Talen bought out TeraWulf's 25% JV interest for $85M in Oct 2024 and the ground lease was terminated in Sep 2025 - the crypto loa“Talen stopped using the building in June 2025 under the revised power arrangement, and the ground lease was terminated that September, bringing the site's crypto-mining era to an end”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- capacity interconnection rights restoration: approved“FERC had already approved the restoration of 148 MW of Unit 1 capacity interconnection rights, effective June 1, 2026”News report · June 2026 · grade C
- June 2025 Talen-AWS PPA as described in trade coverage: up to 1,920 MW from the Susquehanna nuclear plant supplying Amazon data centers across Pennsylvania (plural campuses); do not sum the two.“will supply up to 1,920 MW of carbon-free electricity from the 2.5-GW Susquehanna nuclear plant to Amazon's data centers across Pennsylvania”News report · June 2025 · grade C
- Stated campus size: 960 MW“Talen has said the campus can support up to 960MW”News report · May 2024 · grade C
- Original target date: first Cumulus hall completed early 2023“The company broke ground in 2021 and completed the first 48MW, 300,000 square foot (28,870 sqm) hyperscale facility early last year, along with a separate cryptomine facility”News report · May 2024 · grade C
Money and contracts (86)
- Campus sale: 650 USD millions“In March 2024, AWS purchased substantially all the assets related to the AWS Data Campus and certain other assets for gross proceeds of $650 million”SEC filing · Feb. 2026 · grade A
- power purchase agreement (new, Jun 2025): scope 1,920 MW“Talen will supply electricity to Amazon for operations that support AI and other cloud technologies at Amazon's data center campus adjacent to Susquehanna, with the ability to deliver to other sites throughout Pennsylvania”SEC filing · June 2025 · grade A
- power purchase agreement (new, Jun 2025): term“at the full contract quantity, Talen will provide Amazon with 1,920 megawatts of carbon-free nuclear power through 2042, with options to further extend its duration”SEC filing · June 2025 · grade A
- power purchase agreement (new, Jun 2025): ramp / delivery schedule 1,920 MW“The power delivery schedule will ramp over time, expecting to achieve the full volume no later than 2032, with the potential to meaningfully accelerate”SEC filing · June 2025 · grade A
- power purchase agreement (new, Jun 2025): structure / condition precedent“will transition to a front-of-the-meter arrangement after the completion of transmission reconfigurations expected in the Spring of 2026, concurrent with Susquehanna's refueling outage”SEC filing · June 2025 · grade A
- power purchase agreement (new, Jun 2025): termination - FINDING: no termination, cancellation or curtailment clause is stated in the Jun 2025 8-K exhibit; the executed PPA itself is not publicly filed in the materials op“Under the terms of a new power purchase agreement (PPA), Talen will supply electricity to Amazon for operations that support AI and other cloud technologies”SEC filing · June 2025 · grade A
- power purchase agreement (new, Jun 2025): scope - SMR / uprate exploration“Talen and Amazon will also explore building new Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) within Talen's Pennsylvania footprint and pursue expanding the nuclear plant's energy output through uprates”SEC filing · June 2025 · grade A
- interconnection service agreement (existing): scope 300 MW“The 2023 ISA permitted Susquehanna to add up to 150 MW of co-located load behind each of Susquehanna's two generating units”State agency · Nov. 2024 · grade A
- interconnection service agreement (existing): condition - grid protection“required Susquehanna to install and operate the appropriate protections to ensure that no power flows from PPL's transmission system to the Co-Located Load, and that the Co-Located Load separates in the event of a loss of on-site generation”State agency · Nov. 2024 · grade A
- interconnection service agreement (existing): condition - capacity rights reduction 148 MW“a reduction of 148 MW at one generating unit as well as a performance-based reduction of CIRs of 13 MW for each generating unit”State agency · Nov. 2024 · grade A
- interconnection service agreement (amended, REJECTED): scope 480 MW“PJM states that it has determined that the Interconnection Customer may transfer up to 480 MW of power to the transmission facilities of the Co-Located Load without a material impact on the transmission system”State agency · Nov. 2024 · grade A
- interconnection service agreement (amended, REJECTED): status - rejected“In this order, we reject the Amended ISA”State agency · Nov. 2024 · grade A
- power purchase agreement (original, Mar 2024): termination - FINDING: no termination/cancellation clause is stated in Talen's 10-Q summary of the Mar 2024 PPA; the executed PPA text was not opened this pass (EDGAR exhibi“See Note 17 in Notes to the Interim Financial Statements for additional information”SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Amazon announced at least $20B of Pennsylvania data center investment, naming Salem Township and Falls Township as the first two campus sites - portfolio-level commitment, not campus capex“Amazon today announced plans to invest at least $20 billion in Pennsylvania to expand our data center infrastructure to support artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing technologies”Company · June 2025 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD“Recorded: Jan. 30, 2025 · Grantor: CUMULUS DATA LLC · Grantee: AMAZON DATA SERVICES INC · Address: 000 ADDRESS EXCEPTION · City: CITY EXCEPTION”County deed records · Jan. 2025 · grade B
- Acquisition date: March 1, 2024“As you may know, on March 1, 2024, Cumulus Data LLC and Cumulus Real Estate Holdings (collectively, the Cumulus Entities) entered into a purchase agreement”SEC filing · Dec. 2024 · grade B
- environmental attribute purchase agreement: scope“Contemporaneously therewith, Susquehanna Nuclear LLC entered into the Amazon Power Purchase Agreement and the Amazon Environmental Attribute Purchase Agreement with Amazon Energy LLC”SEC filing · Dec. 2024 · grade B
- asset purchase agreement (campus sale): condition / escrow 300000000 USD“the $300 million escrowed portion of the Cumulus data center campus purchase price was released from escrow and paid to Talen on Friday, August 23”Company · Aug. 2024 · grade B
- Purchase price: 650000000 USD“for gross proceeds of $650 million, $300 million of which is to be held in escrow until the achievement of certain development milestones”SEC filing · March 2024 · grade B
- power purchase agreement (original, Mar 2024): scope 960 MW“the Company agreed to supply up to 960 MW of long-term, carbon-free power to the Cumulus Data Campus from Susquehanna”SEC filing · March 2024 · grade B
- power purchase agreement (original, Mar 2024): minimum commitment / ramp“the parties agreed to fixed-price power commitments that increase in 120 MW increments over several years”SEC filing · March 2024 · grade B
- power purchase agreement (original, Mar 2024): cap option 480 MW“AWS has a one-time option to cap commitments at 480 MW”SEC filing · March 2024 · grade B
- asset purchase agreement (campus sale): scope / price 650000000 USD“completed its disposition of certain assets of Cumulus Data LLC ... to an affiliate of Amazon Web Services, Inc. ... for gross proceeds of $650 million”SEC filing · March 2024 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD“Recorded: March 13, 2024 · Grantor: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Grantee: AMAZON DATA SERVICES INC · Parcel number: 55-O4-00A-60B · Address: 4298 N MARKET ST · City: BERWICK”County deed records · March 2024 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD“Recorded: March 13, 2024 · Grantor: CUMULUS DATA LLC · Grantee: AMAZON DATA SERVICES INC · Parcel number: 55-O4-00A-54A · Address: 1091 SALEM BLVD · City: BERWICK”County deed records · March 2024 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD“Recorded: March 13, 2024 · Grantor: ALLEGHENY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 55-O4-00A-054 · Address: 000 ADDRESS EXCEPTION · City: CITY EXCEPTION”County deed records · March 2024 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD“Recorded: Feb. 26, 2024 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 55-O4-00A-60B · Address: ADJ KLINE · City: BERWICK”County deed records · Feb. 2024 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value 450000 USD“Recorded: Oct. 25, 2023 · Price: $450,000 · Grantor: FRANSEN · Grantee: CUMULUS DATA LLC · Parcel number: 55-O4-00A-087 · Address: SALEM BLVD · City: BERWICK”County deed records · Oct. 2023 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value 2057 USD“Recorded: March 14, 2022 · Price: $2,057 · Grantor: ALLEGHENY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC · Grantee: CUMULUS DATA LLC · Parcel number: 55-O4-00A-60B · Address: ADJ KLINE · City: BERWICK”County deed records · March 2022 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value 77610 USD“Recorded: March 14, 2022 · Price: $77,610 · Grantor: ALLEGHENY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC · Grantee: CUMULUS DATA LLC · Parcel number: 55-O4-00A-054 · City: BERWICK”County deed records · March 2022 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value 21943 USD“Recorded: March 14, 2022 · Price: $21,943 · Grantor: ALLEGHENY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC · Grantee: CUMULUS DATA LLC · Address: 000 ADDRESS EXCEPTION · City: CITY EXCEPTION”County deed records · March 2022 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value 155000 USD“Recorded: Jan. 18, 2022 · Price: $155,000 · Grantor: MONT · Grantee: CUMULUS DATA LLC · Address: 000 ADDRESS EXCEPTION · City: CITY EXCEPTION”County deed records · Jan. 2022 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD“Recorded: Jan. 13, 2022 · Grantor: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS DATA LLC · Address: 000 ADDRESS EXCEPTION · City: CITY EXCEPTION”County deed records · Jan. 2022 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD“Recorded: Jan. 13, 2022 · Grantor: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS DATA LLC · Address: 000 ADDRESS EXCEPTION · City: CITY EXCEPTION”County deed records · Jan. 2022 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value 215000 USD“Recorded: Jan. 11, 2022 · Price: $215,000 · Grantor: VARNER · Grantee: CUMULUS DATA LLC · Address: 000 ADDRESS EXCEPTION · City: CITY EXCEPTION”County deed records · Jan. 2022 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD“Recorded: Jan. 10, 2022 · Grantor: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS DATA LLC · Parcel number: 55-O4-00A-054 · City: BERWICK”County deed records · Jan. 2022 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD“Recorded: Nov. 22, 2021 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-N5S1-001-016 · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Nov. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD“Recorded: Nov. 22, 2021 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-N5S1-001-015 · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Nov. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value 249 USD“Recorded: Nov. 22, 2021 · Price: $249 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL STATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-N5S1-001-014 · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Nov. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD“Recorded: Nov. 22, 2021 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-N5S1-001-013 · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Nov. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD“Recorded: Nov. 22, 2021 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-N5S1-001-012 · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Nov. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD“Recorded: Nov. 22, 2021 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-N5S1-001-011 · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Nov. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD“Recorded: Nov. 22, 2021 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-N5S1-001-010 · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Nov. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value 312 USD“Recorded: Oct. 18, 2021 · Price: $312 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-N5S1-001-017 · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Oct. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value 11363 USD“Recorded: Oct. 18, 2021 · Price: $11,363 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-N5-00A-025 · Address: KNORR-SUSQ RIVER & RR · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Oct. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value 375 USD“Recorded: Oct. 15, 2021 · Price: $375 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-N5S1-001-002 · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Oct. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value 900 USD“Recorded: Oct. 15, 2021 · Price: $900 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-N5S1-001-003 · Address: ROUTE 00239 · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Oct. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value 321 USD“Recorded: Oct. 15, 2021 · Price: $321 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-N5S1-001-004 · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Oct. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value 270 USD“Recorded: Oct. 15, 2021 · Price: $270 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-N5S1-001-006 · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Oct. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value 460 USD“Recorded: Oct. 15, 2021 · Price: $460 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-N5S1-001-007 · Address: ROUTE 00239 · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Oct. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value 217 USD“Recorded: Oct. 15, 2021 · Price: $217 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-N5S1-001-008 · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Oct. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value 669 USD“Recorded: Oct. 15, 2021 · Price: $669 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-N5S1-001-09A · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Oct. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value 210 USD“Recorded: Oct. 15, 2021 · Price: $210 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-N5S1-001-16A · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Oct. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value 62560 USD“Recorded: Oct. 7, 2021 · Price: $62,560 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-O5-00A-014 · Address: RUCKLE HILL RD · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Oct. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD“Recorded: Oct. 7, 2021 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-O5-00A-07A · Address: SMITH MTN RD · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Oct. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value 75200 USD“Recorded: Sept. 22, 2021 · Price: $75,200 · Grantor: TALEN NUCLEAR DEVELOPMENT LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 55-O4-00A-003 · Address: 4298 N MARKET ST · City: BERWICK”County deed records · Sept. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD“Recorded: Sept. 22, 2021 · Grantor: TALEN NUCLEAR DEVELOPMENT LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Address: 000 ADDRESS EXCEPTION · City: CITY EXCEPTION”County deed records · Sept. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD“Recorded: Sept. 22, 2021 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-N5S1-001-011 · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Sept. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD“Recorded: Sept. 22, 2021 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-N5S1-001-012 · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Sept. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value 230 USD“Recorded: Sept. 22, 2021 · Price: $230 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-N5S1-001-013 · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Sept. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD“Recorded: Sept. 22, 2021 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-N5S1-001-014 · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Sept. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD“Recorded: Sept. 22, 2021 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-N5S1-001-015 · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Sept. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD“Recorded: Sept. 22, 2021 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-N5S1-001-016 · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Sept. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value 239 USD“Recorded: Sept. 22, 2021 · Price: $239 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-N5S1-001-017 · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Sept. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD“Recorded: Sept. 22, 2021 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-N5S1-001-019 · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Sept. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD“Recorded: Sept. 22, 2021 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-O5-00A-021 · Address: RIVER ST · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Sept. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value 2312 USD“Recorded: Sept. 22, 2021 · Price: $2,312 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-N5-00A-028 · Address: ROUTE 00239 · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Sept. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD“Recorded: Sept. 22, 2021 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-N5-00A-23A · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Sept. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD“Recorded: Sept. 22, 2021 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-O5-00A-VAR · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Sept. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value 1043874 USD“Recorded: Sept. 22, 2021 · Price: $1,043,874 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 55-O4-00A-054 · City: BERWICK”County deed records · Sept. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value 21301 USD“Recorded: Sept. 22, 2021 · Price: $21,301 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Address: 000 ADDRESS EXCEPTION · City: CITY EXCEPTION”County deed records · Sept. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD“Recorded: Sept. 22, 2021 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LL · Parcel number: 09-O5-00A-08A · Address: SMITH MTN RD · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Sept. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD“Recorded: Sept. 22, 2021 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-O5-00A-002 · Address: SMITH MTN RD · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Sept. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD“Recorded: Sept. 22, 2021 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-O5-00A-017 · Address: RUCKLE HILL RD · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Sept. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value 378721 USD“Recorded: Sept. 22, 2021 · Price: $378,721 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 55-N4-00A-023 · Address: MINGLE INN RD · City: BERWICK”County deed records · Sept. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value 2903 USD“Recorded: Sept. 22, 2021 · Price: $2,903 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLER LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 55-N4-00A-23A · Address: SALEM BLVD · City: BERWICK”County deed records · Sept. 2021 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value 146884 USD“Recorded: Sept. 22, 2021 · Price: $146,884 · Grantor: SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR LLC · Grantee: CUMULUS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC · Parcel number: 09-N5S1-001-001 · City: WAPWALLOPEN”County deed records · Sept. 2021 · grade B
- Tenants: AWS (owner-operator, self-tenanted)“Amazon acquired a data center and land in Salem Township, Luzerne County, in March”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Tenant status: owner-occupied / self-tenanted“The existing facility is powered by nuclear energy from Talen Energy's adjacent Susquehanna Steam Electric Station”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- power purchase agreement (new, Jun 2025): minimum take / shortfall“Minimum commitments rise through 2032, and if Amazon falls short, it must compensate Talen for the difference between the contract price and the market price”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- power purchase agreement (new, Jun 2025): shortfall cap / collateral“if Amazon took no power at all, its maximum obligation would equal about 50% to 65% of the contract's full financial impact”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- power purchase agreement (new, Jun 2025): ramp milestones (reported)“The contract, which runs through 2042, calls for delivering 840 MW to 1,200 MW in 2029 and 1,680 MW to 1,920 MW in 2032”News report · June 2025 · grade C
- Talen investor materials put expected revenue from the Jun 2025 PPA at ~$18B over its life at full contract quantity - regional (multi-site) contract, not campus revenue“Talen expects to earn about $18 billion in revenue over the life of the contract at its full quantity, according to an investor presentation”News report · June 2025 · grade C
- hosting / colocation: scope not named end customer (Anthropic tie)“Talen Energy and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have expanded an existing agreement to supply nuclear energy to an AWS data center in Pennsylvania.”News report · June 2025 · grade C
- power purchase agreement (original, Mar 2024): pricing“Each step up in capacity commitment is at a fixed price for an initial 10 years, after which it will be based on a fixed margin above prevailing prices”News report · March 2024 · grade C
- power purchase agreement (original, Mar 2024): extension options“AWS will have a one-time option to cap commitments at 480 MW and has two 10-year extension options, which are tied to the renewals of the two nuclear units' licences in 2042 and 2044”News report · March 2024 · grade C
Permits and government (41)
- Plan Approval (air quality): Intent to issue published Aug. 15, 2026; NOT issued as of the Oct 17, 2026 PA Bulletin“Plan Approval No. 40-00158C is for expansion of the existing data center which proposes installation of an additional eighty-four (84) 2,750 kW critical emergency generators and two (2) 400 kW auxiliary emergency generators.”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- HITT CONTRACTING INC. - OSHA inspection at the campus construction site (1091 SALEM BLVD., BERWICK, PA 18603). activity nr 349175869; opened Sept. 18, 2026; type C (Referral); scope B (Partial); NAICS 236220; relate to const“HITT CONTRACTING INC. | 1091 SALEM BLVD. | BERWICK | PA | 18603 | 2026-09-18 | C | B”State agency · Sept. 2026 · grade A
- SOLID DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC - OSHA inspection at the campus construction site (1091 SALEM BOULEVARD, BERWICK, PA 18603). activity nr 349175893; opened Sept. 18, 2026; type C (Referral); scope B (Partial); NAICS 238990; rela“SOLID DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC | 1091 SALEM BOULEVARD | BERWICK | PA | 18603 | 2026-09-18 | C | B”State agency · Sept. 2026 · grade A
- Chapter 105 water obstruction and encroachment permit: Amendment application received June 12, 2026; pending at capture“An outfall of Non-Contact Cooling Water within the floodway of the Susquehanna River (WWF, MF) consisting of a 36-inch diameter PVC pipe”State agency · July 2026 · grade A
- Plan Approval (air quality): Issued“The plan approval was issued on January 7, 2026, to install an additional forty-eight (48) 2,750 kW critical emergency generators, four (4) 750 kW house emergency generators”State agency · Jan. 2026 · grade A
- air quality plan approval: issued“Issue Date: Effective Date: January 7, 2026 January 7, 2026 Expiration Date: July 6, 2027”State agency · Jan. 2026 · grade A
- FERC: Order on show cause proceeding EL25-49 (193 FERC 61,217), consolidated with AD24-11 and EL25-20“ORDER ON SHOW CAUSE PROCEEDING, DIRECTING COMPLIANCE FILINGS, ESTABLISHING PAPER HEARING, AND GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART COMPLAINT (Issued December 18, 2025)”State agency · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- SUFFOLK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC. - OSHA inspection at the campus construction site (1091 SALEM BOULEVARD, BERWICK, PA 18603). activity nr 348650102; opened Dec. 17, 2025; closed April 21, 2026; type C (Referral); scope B (Part“SUFFOLK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC. | 1091 SALEM BOULEVARD | BERWICK | PA | 18603 | 2025-12-17 | C | B”State agency · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- ARC ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION CO. - OSHA inspection at the campus construction site (1091 SALEM BLVD, BERWICK, PA 18603). activity nr 348650151; opened Dec. 17, 2025; closed May 15, 2026; type K (Unprog Other); scope B (Partial);“ARC ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION CO. | 1091 SALEM BLVD | BERWICK | PA | 18603 | 2025-12-17 | K | B”State agency · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- SOUTHLAND INDUSTRIES - OSHA inspection at the campus construction site (1091 SALEM BLVD, BERWICK, PA 18603). activity nr 348650292; opened Dec. 17, 2025; closed April 21, 2026; type K (Unprog Other); scope B (Partial); NAICS 54“SOUTHLAND INDUSTRIES | 1091 SALEM BLVD | BERWICK | PA | 18603 | 2025-12-17 | K | B”State agency · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- SCHOLES ELECTRIC & COMMUNICATIONS - OSHA inspection at the campus construction site (1091 SALEM BOULEVARD, BERWICK, PA 18603). activity nr 348637091; opened Dec. 10, 2025; closed April 22, 2026; type H (Planned); scope B (Parti“SCHOLES ELECTRIC & COMMUNICATIONS | 1091 SALEM BOULEVARD | BERWICK | PA | 18603 | 2025-12-10 | H | B”State agency · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- SOUTHLAND INDUSTRIES - OSHA inspection at the campus construction site (1091 SALEM BOULEVARD, BERWICK, PA 18603). activity nr 348637125; opened Dec. 10, 2025; closed April 22, 2026; type H (Planned); scope B (Partial); NAICS 54“SOUTHLAND INDUSTRIES | 1091 SALEM BOULEVARD | BERWICK | PA | 18603 | 2025-12-10 | H | B”State agency · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- ROCK SPRING CONTRACTING LLC - OSHA inspection at the campus construction site (1091 SALEM BOULEVARD, BERWICK, PA 18603). activity nr 348516535; opened Sept. 18, 2025; closed Feb. 5, 2026; type B (Complaint); scope B (Partial);“ROCK SPRING CONTRACTING LLC | 1091 SALEM BOULEVARD | BERWICK | PA | 18603 | 2025-09-18 | B | B”State agency · Sept. 2025 · grade A
- B&S SITE DEVELOPMENT, LLC - OSHA inspection at the campus construction site (1091 SALEM BOULEVARD, BERWICK, PA 18603). activity nr 348516568; opened Sept. 18, 2025; closed Feb. 4, 2026; type B (Complaint); scope B (Partial); N“B&S SITE DEVELOPMENT, LLC | 1091 SALEM BOULEVARD | BERWICK | PA | 18603 | 2025-09-18 | B | B”State agency · Sept. 2025 · grade A
- SUFFOLK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC. - OSHA inspection at the campus construction site (1091 SALEM BOULEVARD, BERWICK, PA 18603). activity nr 348516600; opened Sept. 18, 2025; closed Feb. 4, 2026; type B (Complaint); scope A (Com“SUFFOLK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC. | 1091 SALEM BOULEVARD | BERWICK | PA | 18603 | 2025-09-18 | B | A”State agency · Sept. 2025 · grade A
- FERC: Order on rehearing of the ISA rejection, 191 FERC 61,025“PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., 191 FERC 61,025, P 4 (Apr. 10, 2025) (Rehearing Order, R.100)”Court filing · April 2025 · grade A
- BROTHERS RC CONTRACTORS, LLC - OSHA inspection at the campus construction site (1091 SALEM BOULEVARD, BERWICK, PA 18603). activity nr 348063306; opened Feb. 26, 2025; type G (Unprog Rel); scope B (Partial); NAICS 238310; re“BROTHERS RC CONTRACTORS, LLC | 1091 SALEM BOULEVARD | BERWICK | PA | 18603 | 2025-02-26 | G | B”State agency · Feb. 2025 · grade A
- SUFFOLK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. - OSHA inspection at the campus construction site (1091 SALEM BOULEVARD, BERWICK, PA 18603). activity nr 348038126; opened Feb. 11, 2025; closed June 4, 2025; type B (Complaint); scope B (Pa“SUFFOLK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. | 1091 SALEM BOULEVARD | BERWICK | PA | 18603 | 2025-02-11 | B | B”State agency · Feb. 2025 · grade A
- ROCK SPRING CONTRACTING LLC - OSHA inspection at the campus construction site (1091 SALEM BOULEVARD, BERWICK, PA 18603). activity nr 348038167; opened Feb. 11, 2025; closed April 17, 2025; type G (Unprog Rel); scope B (Partial)“ROCK SPRING CONTRACTING LLC | 1091 SALEM BOULEVARD | BERWICK | PA | 18603 | 2025-02-11 | G | B”State agency · Feb. 2025 · grade A
- SARGENT ELECTRIC COMPANY, LLC - OSHA inspection at the campus construction site (1091 SALEM BOULEVARD, BERWICK, PA 18603). activity nr 348038225; opened Feb. 11, 2025; closed April 21, 2025; type G (Unprog Rel); scope B (Partia“SARGENT ELECTRIC COMPANY, LLC | 1091 SALEM BOULEVARD | BERWICK | PA | 18603 | 2025-02-11 | G | B”State agency · Feb. 2025 · grade A
- SARGENT ELECTRIC COMPANY, LLC - OSHA inspection at the campus construction site (1091 SALEM BOULEVARD, BERWICK, PA 18603). activity nr 348038407; opened Feb. 11, 2025; closed Aug. 7, 2025; type G (Unprog Rel); scope B (Partia“SARGENT ELECTRIC COMPANY, LLC | 1091 SALEM BOULEVARD | BERWICK | PA | 18603 | 2025-02-11 | G | B”State agency · Feb. 2025 · grade A
- SUFFOLK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. - OSHA inspection at the campus construction site (1091 SALEM BOULEVARD, BERWICK, PA 18603). activity nr 348038415; opened Feb. 11, 2025; closed June 4, 2025; type B (Complaint); scope B (Pa“SUFFOLK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. | 1091 SALEM BOULEVARD | BERWICK | PA | 18603 | 2025-02-11 | B | B”State agency · Feb. 2025 · grade A
- ROCK SPRING CONTRACTING LLC - OSHA inspection at the campus construction site (1091 SALEM BOULEVARD, BERWICK, PA 18603). activity nr 348037789; opened Feb. 11, 2025; closed Aug. 20, 2025; type G (Unprog Rel); scope B (Partial)“ROCK SPRING CONTRACTING LLC | 1091 SALEM BOULEVARD | BERWICK | PA | 18603 | 2025-02-11 | G | B”State agency · Feb. 2025 · grade A
- FERC: Order rejecting the Amended ISA (ER24-2172), 189 FERC 61,078“Before Commissioners: Willie L. Phillips, Chairman; Mark C. Christie and Lindsay S. See”State agency · Nov. 2024 · grade A
- DELTA CONTRACTING SERVICES INC - OSHA inspection at the campus construction site (351 ELECTRON AVENUE, BERWICK, PA 18603). activity nr 346017429; opened June 13, 2022; closed Sept. 30, 2022; type B (Complaint); scope B (Partial“DELTA CONTRACTING SERVICES INC | 351 ELECTRON AVENUE | BERWICK | PA | 18603 | 2022-06-13 | B | B”State agency · June 2022 · grade A
- LR COSTANZO CONSTRUCTION SERVICES CO. INC. - OSHA inspection at the campus construction site (351 ELECTRON AVENUE, BERWICK, PA 18603). activity nr 346017189; opened June 13, 2022; closed Sept. 30, 2022; type B (Complaint); scop“LR COSTANZO CONSTRUCTION SERVICES CO. INC. | 351 ELECTRON AVENUE | BERWICK | PA | 18603 | 2022-06-13 | B | B”State agency · June 2022 · grade A
- FAA airspace cases within 5 nautical miles: 8 cases“2026-AEA-12452-OE 4 SUNB-SUSQ 500KV L Studying; 2026-AEA-12451-OE 4 SUNB-SUSQ 500KV R Studying; 2026-AEA-12458-OE 1 R Studying; 2026-AEA-12457-OE 1 L Studying”FAA · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- NPDES construction general permit coverage (PAG-02): Coverage recorded in EPA ECHO“CUMULUS DATA CENTER | 769 SALEM BLVD | BERWICK | PAC400193 PAC400198”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- NPDES construction general permit coverage (PAG-02): Coverage recorded in EPA ECHO“CUMULUS BLVD DEVELOPMENT - PHL101 | BERWICK | PAC400333”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- air quality plan approval“in addition to the existing 56 emergency generators and 2 fire pump engines”State agency · Jan. 2026 · grade B
- AEP Ohio and Exelon protested/complained against the Amended ISA at FERC, arguing the co-located load would avoid transmission charges (their declaration put avoided costs at up to $140M/yr) and shift them to other PJM c“According to a declaration attached to Exelon and AEP's protest, the data center could have avoided transmission costs of up to $140 million per year, shifting these costs to PJM customers”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Pennsylvania Executive Order May 2026 (Aug 2026) set conditions on DEP review of large data centers and created a public DEP Data Center Permit Tracker - the procedural channel through which the campus's pending 86-genera“In August 2026 the governor signed Executive Order 2026-05, which sets conditions on DEP review of large data centers and created a public DEP Data Center Permit Tracker”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- air quality plan approval (application): public notice - comments invited“The Plan Approval would authorize the installation of 84 diesel backup generators, 2 auxiliary emergency generators, diesel belly storage tanks and three 12,000 gallon aboveground storage tanks for fuel”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Chapter 105 encroachment permit (major amendment): public notice - comments invited“DEP Invites Comments On A Major Amendment To Chapter 105 Permit For Amazon Data Center PHL 100 Project In Salem Twp., Luzerne County”News report · July 2026 · grade C
- FERC order on PJM's EL25-49 compliance filing: partially accepted, partially rejected; PJM's attempt to alter the Commission-mandated Co-Located Load definition rejected; further compliance filing directed within 30 days“FERC accepted tariff reforms that provide clarity on interconnection pathways, but rejected PJM's attempt to alter the Commission-mandated definition of Co-Located Load”News report · April 2026 · grade C
- air quality plan approval (application): public notice - comments invited“DEP Invites Comments On Air Quality Permit For 77 Emergency Power Generators At The Amazon Data Center In Salem Twp., Luzerne County”News report · Oct. 2025 · grade C
- Current target date: build-out over ~10 years from the May 2024 rezoning; no per-phase COD published by Amazon“Amazon officials said the company hopes to construct 15 data center buildings over the course of the next decade”News report · May 2024 · grade C
- Acres rezoned: 1600 acres“Salem Township Supervisors this week voted 3-0 to rezone nearly 1,600 acres of land into a new industrial Special Data Center Overlay District”News report · May 2024 · grade C
- Permitting authority: Salem Township (zoning/land use under PA Municipalities Planning Code); PA DEP (air, water); FERC/PJM (wholesale interconnection); PA PUC (retail supply, EDC delivery)“The township's Planning Commission previously recommended supervisors approve Amazon's request. The Luzerne County Planning Commission offered no opinion on the plans”News report · May 2024 · grade C
- rezoning: approved“Salem Township Supervisors this week voted 3-0 to rezone nearly 1,600 acres of land into a new industrial Special Data Center Overlay District”News report · May 2024 · grade C
- Salem Township Board of Supervisors: Rezoning of nearly 1,600 acres to a new industrial Special Data Center Overlay District for the Amazon campus“First reported by the Citizen Voice, Salem Township Supervisors this week voted 3-0 to rezone nearly 1,600 acres of land”News report · May 2024 · grade C
Legal (1)
- Susquehanna Nuclear's petitions for review of the FERC ISA orders (filed in the Fifth Circuit as No. 25-60019) were transferred to the Third Circuit (Nos. 25-3166, 25-3167) and consolidated; FERC's answering brief argued“They will remain consolidated for all purposes in this Court”Court filing · Nov. 2025 · grade B
Site and other (11)
- Facility code name: PHL100“Plant: AMAZON DATA SERVICES INC/PHL100/SALEM TWP”State agency · Jan. 2026 · grade A
- Township: Salem Township“Location: 40 Luzerne County 40964 Salem Township SIC Code: 7374 Services - Data Processing Services”State agency · Jan. 2026 · grade A
- Owner operator current: Amazon Data Services, Inc.“Owner Information Name: AMAZON DATA SERVICES INC Mailing Address: 13200 WOODLAND PARK RD HERNDON, VA 20171-3025”State agency · Jan. 2026 · grade A
- Developer original: Cumulus Data (Cumulus Data LLC), a Talen Energy subsidiary“In March 2024, the Company completed its disposition of certain assets of Cumulus Data LLC, which included our zero-carbon Cumulus Data Campus currently being developed adjacent to Susquehanna”SEC filing · March 2024 · grade B
- Construction stage: operating expanding“Amazon states expansion construction started October 2025”grade C
- Address: 1125 Electron Ave, Berwick, PA 18603“Amazon's hyperscale data center campus, known as PHL 100, uses 1125 Electron Avenue, Berwick, Pennsylvania, as its primary address”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Acres purchased: 1200 acres“When fully built out, Amazon's campus is expected to include 20 data center buildings across approximately 1,200 acres”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- QTS (via Salem Township Holdings LLC) has assembled ~1,700 acres west of the nuclear plant in the same township overlay zone for a SEPARATE proposed campus (12-17 buildings reported). Guard signal: same township, differe“QTS Salem is a proposed 1,700+ acre technology campus in Salem Township, Pennsylvania, designed to meet growing demand for data center and AI infrastructure”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Buildings operating: 3 buildings“Immediately to their south, at least two additional buildings were in structural/shell construction, while sitework and civil works were underway for three more”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Buildings planned: 15 buildings“Amazon officials said the company hopes to construct 15 data center buildings over the course of the next decade”News report · May 2024 · grade C
- Mingle Inn Road / Mingle Hill Road landowners reported unsolicited Amazon land-acquisition offers and retained an attorney; acreage assembly around the rezoned district was contested locally“We are willing to potentially walk away from our lives if we have to. But we are not willing to do it for pennies on the dollar”News report · May 2024 · grade C
Imagery and records: Satellite imagery: Maxar via Esri World Imagery Wayback. County deeds: ATTOM.