Data center profile · Lofty Road between Interstate 81 and Route 309, near McAdoo, Kline Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

AWS Kline Township (Lofty Road)

Amazon's nine-building, 2.1 million sq ft campus on 380 acres near McAdoo, Pennsylvania, approved by township supervisors Sept. 30, 2026; first building targeted for 2028.

Approved, pre-construction. Kline Township supervisors approved the land development plan unanimously on Sept. 30, 2026, two days after a conditional planning recommendation. No construction start, MW figure or state permit decision is on record; Amazon's team anticipates a first building in 2028.
380 acres
bought by Amazon in May 2025
380.2 acres per the deed (press); 346 acres in early reports
$178.6M
land purchase price
from CT Projects LLC (press)
9
data-center buildings, 2.1M sq ft with support buildings
2026 plan; earlier reports said 10 buildings and 2.5M sq ft
400-500
full-time jobs projected
Amazon, June 2026 hearing (press)
OperatorAmazon Data Services (AWS)
CustomerAWS (own use)
First building in serviceOur estimate: 2029 or later (no dated power path yet).
Next deadline2028: First building anticipated, per Amazon's team; construction start not yet set
Power

Power and the grid

Contracted, size not disclosed

Sources on record, size not disclosed

Getting on the grid

Permits

Permits checklist

2 pending · 2 granted

State and township actions on record.

Risks

What could slow it down

Money

Money on record

$178.6M land purchase (May 2025 (press)). News report · May 2025

Not on record: local tax abatement: searched, Oct. 2026, Amazon's $20B is a statewide figure Dataset · Oct. 2026

Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. May 22, 2025
    Permits Project accepted into Pennsylvania's permit fast-track program News report · Aug. 2026
  2. May 30, 2025
    Site Amazon buys 380 acres, once planned for a Brewster warehouse, for $178.6M News report · May 2025
  3. Aug. 4, 2025
    Site Three county commissioners sign non-disclosure agreements on the project before it is public (press) News report · Aug. 2025
  4. Nov. 2025
    Permits Amazon applies for two state environmental permits News report · Nov. 2025
  5. June 2026
    Permits Planning hearing: Amazon projects 400 to 500 full-time jobs for the campus News report · June 2026
  6. Aug. 12, 2026
    Legal A former state lawmaker removed from a planning hearing faces disorderly-conduct charges (press) News report · Aug. 2026
  7. Aug. 2026
    Permits Supervisors grant Amazon an extension to Sept. 30 to answer review comments News report · Aug. 2026
  8. Sept. 2026
    Permits Township supervisors approve the land development plan unanimously Dataset · Sept. 2026
  9. 2028
    Construction First building anticipated News report · Aug. 2026
The buildings

Specs

100,000 gal/day
cooling water allowance; water cooling used under 2% of the year (press)
News report · June 2026
15,000 gal/day
potable water from the township authority for workers (press)
News report · June 2026
Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners
  • Amazon Data Services (AWS): owner, developer and applicant
  • CT Projects LLC: seller
  • Brewster Development Co.: earlier warehouse developer of the site
Decision-makers
  • Kline Township Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission
  • Schuylkill County Planning Commission
  • Pennsylvania DEP and Office of Transformation and Opportunity
Power partners
  • PPL Electric Utilities
  • Kline Township Municipal Authority: water and sewer
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

40 records from 11 documents

Drawn from news reports and public and commercial datasets, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

News report 10Dataset 1
Evidence

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 (5)
  • B6 opposition / process: packed hearings, residents pressing on water, power, noise (Amazon seeks a noise-ordinance exemption for diesel backup generators) and buffers; three Schuylkill County commissioners had signed ND
    “According to Spotlight PA, three Schuylkill County commissioners signed NDAs related to the Kline Township project before it was made public.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Utility: PPL Electric Utilities - the utility participant in the project's June 2026 public meetings, with PPL testimony taken at the township hearings on power among water, roads, fire access and sound. No campus MW and
    “Local hearing coverage records Amazon development representatives, the township planning commission, the township engineer and zoning officer, the municipal authority engineer, the McAdoo fire chief, and PPL testimony.”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
  • B7 power: under its agreement with Amazon, Amazon agreed to purchase power for ten years, curtailable to maintain service to the surrounding area (PPL testimony, Jun 2026). No MW, service capacity or signed service agree
    “per their agreement with Amazon, the company agreed to purchase power for ten years but can be curtailed to maintain service to the surrounding area”
    News report · June 2026 · grade C
  • Water allowances aired at the Jun 2026 hearing: up to 15,000 gallons/day potable from the KTMA system and up to 100,000 gallons/day for cooling, with water cooling used less than 2 percent of the year; Amazon could not g
    “the plant is approved to use up to 15,000 gallons of water per day from the KTMA system for potable water for workers on site”
    News report · June 2026 · grade C
  • Utility: PPL Electric Utilities; the company is also paying for upgrades to the PPL system
    “They are also paying for upgrades to the PPL Electric Utilities system.”
    News report · 2026 · grade C
Money and contracts (8)
  • Developer: Amazon Data Services (AWS)
    “On May 30, 2025, Amazon acquired 380.2 acres for $178.6 million from CT Projects LLC.”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • Former Rep. Todd Eachus was removed from a planning hearing and faces disorderly-conduct charges (preliminary hearing Aug. 2026, with a Sunshine Act argument by his counsel) - a criminal case arising from a hearing, NOT
    “He also argued in trying to compel Tarantelli to drop the charges against Eachus, that his client and Perna, the Planning Commissioner who yelled "NO" repeatedly were yelling at each other and there was no disorderly conduct.”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
  • 400 to 500 full-time jobs projected for the completed Kline campus (Amazon, Jun 2026 hearing). The earlier per-building estimate (25-30 jobs per building, Jan 2026) is consistent in scale. Statewide 1,250-job / $20 billi
    “the center is expected to create 400 to 500 full-time jobs”
    News report · June 2026 · grade C
  • Land purchase: AWS bought the Brewster site in 2025 for $178 million (deed reporting puts it near $178.6 million, May 27, 2025). Kline-specific construction capex is undisclosed; the $20 billion Pennsylvania commitment c
    “AWS purchased the land in 2025 for $178 million, which was previously slated to become a three-million-square-foot warehouse for Brewster Development Co.”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
  • Planned buildings: 9 data center buildings plus administration, water and security buildings, totalling 2.1 million sq ft (2026 plan as presented to township planners)
    “Amazon has nine data centers planned along with an administration building, water building, and security building, totaling 2.1 million square feet.”
    News report · 2026 · grade C
  • infrastructure commitment: authority upgrades
    “the company will fund Kline Township Municipal Authority upgrades to serve the facility.”
    News report · 2026 · grade C
  • Project identity: AWS Kline Township Campus - Amazon data center campus on Lofty Road near McAdoo, Kline Township, Schuylkill County, PA, bounded by Interstate 81 and State Route 309; land acquired May 30, 2025 from CT P
    “On May 30, 2025, Amazon acquired 380.2 acres for $178.6 million from CT Projects LLC.”
    News report · May 2025 · grade C
  • land purchase: purchase price 178600000 USD
    “On May 30, 2025, Amazon acquired 380.2 acres for $178.6 million from CT Projects LLC.”
    News report · May 2025 · grade C
Permits and government (6)
  • Project status: Land development APPROVED unanimously by the Kline Township Board of Supervisors on Sep 30, 2026 (after the planning commission's conditional recommendation); not yet constructed
    “Kline Township campus Approved unanimously by the Kline Township Board of Supervisors on Wednesday 30 September 2026, two days after the planning commission's conditional recommendation; first presented January 2026”
    Dataset · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • Kline Township Board of Supervisors:
    “Kline Township campus Approved unanimously by the Kline Township Board of Supervisors on Wednesday 30 September 2026, two days after the planning commission's conditional recommendation; first presented January 2026”
    Dataset · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • Pennsylvania Fast Track record (accepted May 22, 2025 per LVN's review of the state record) with Amazon Data Services as sponsor; project in pre-construction and permitting through 2026; first building anticipated in 202
    “Amazon's team anticipated the first building in 2028.”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
  • The project is in Pennsylvania's Permit Fast Track Program: the Office of Transformation and Opportunity coordinates the Fast Track record, Kline Township handles land-use review, and the Schuylkill County Planning Commi
    “Kline Township and the Schuylkill County Planning Commission are part of the land-development review. The Pennsylvania Office of Transformation and Opportunity coordinates the Fast Track record.”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
  • Kline Township Board of Supervisors:
    “Township supervisors here granted Amazon Web Services an extension as its land development plans remain under consideration for a data center near Lofty.”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
  • Month precision. The campus also sits in the PA Permit Fast Track Program (Offic: Amazon applied for two DEP permits for the Kline Township data center (applications reported Nov 2025; types not specified in retrieved co
    “Amazon applied in November for two permits for a data center in Kline Twp.”
    News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
Legal (1)
  • Three Schuylkill County commissioners signed NDAs related to the Kline project before it was public (Spotlight PA); the NDA was signed Aug. 4, 2025, two months after Amazon's deed was recorded
    “However, I did find out when the NDA was signed - Aug. 4, 2025, two months after Amazon's deed was recorded at the courthouse”
    News report · Aug. 2025 · grade C
Site and other (2)
  • Project status: approved
    “Kline Township supervisors approved the Amazon data center project in late September.”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • County code: 42107
    “The 346-acre site would be located on Lofty Road in Kline Township, bounded by Interstate 81 and State Route 309 in the township in Schuylkill County, in western Pennsylvania.”
    News report · 2025 · grade C