The site
The site from above
Power
Power and the grid
The plan on record is a grid connection. A serving utility is named, but no signed service agreement is on record.
We checked utility filings, regulator dockets and air-permit records for this campus.
Permits
Permits checklist
1 pending · 4 checked, nothing on file
Approvals a campus like this normally needs, and what we found.
- ◷Zoning approval PendingSalem Township: Rezoning under review by Salem Township. News report · March 2026
- –Checked, nothing on file: Site plan, Building permit, Water and wetlands permits, Utility and grid approval
Money
Money on record
Timeline
What happened, and what is due
SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
- March 19, 2026Site Pennsylvania's Office of Transformation and Opportunity lists QTS Salem as a proposed 1,700+ acre technology campus in Salem Township. News report · March 2026
Construction activity
Since Oct. 2026: 1 satellite capture. Satellite · Oct. 2026
Who is involved
Owners, partners and builders
Owners and developers
- QTS Data Centers, developer
- Blackstone, owner
Still unknown
Open questions
- Signed electric service agreement and delivery date.
- Whether site work has started.
Where this comes from
18 records from 7 documents
Drawn from news reports, company statements, satellite captures and utility regulator dockets, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.
News report 4Company 1Satellite 1Utility regulator 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 (3)
- Utility: PPL Electric Utilities“The Susquehanna 230 kV and 500 kV Transmission Line Project will be located in Conyngham and Salem Townships, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania”Utility regulator · Aug. 2025 · grade B
- Campus name: QTS Salem (Salem Township campus)“QTS has acquired dozens of land parcels from close to 100 sellers in Salem Township west of Talen's Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant for a planned data center campus”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Project status: Land assembled (closings reported March 2026): about 1,700 acres bought from close to 100 sellers for a planned campus of 12 data center buildings in phases; construction could start later in 2026 per rep“The full scope of QTS' planned development haven't been shared, but it could reportedly see 12-17 data centers built. Construction could start later this year”News report · March 2026 · grade C
Money and contracts (3)
- community benefit agreement: community benefits 9000000 USD“As part of the transaction, Salem Township will receive a $9 million Community Benefit Agreement expected to support local priorities, including emergency medical services, road and infrastructure improvements, and municipal services”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Announced: March 19, 2026“The company has acquired some 1,700 acres for more than $500 million via Salem Township Holdings LLC.”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- land assemblage (dozens of parcels, ~96-100 sellers): closed purchases 586000000 USD“In Salem Township, nearly 100 families recently sold a combined 1,700-plus acres to a data center developer for about $586 million”News report · March 2026 · grade C
Permits and government (1)
- rezoning: no rezoning required - data centers permitted as a primary use by-right in the Overlay Zone“The site is reportedly located within the township's Overlay Zone, which permits data centers as a primary use by-right”News report · March 2026 · grade C
Site and other (4)
- Building count: 12 buildings“We expect to build 12 data center buildings across approximately 1,700 acres over a phased development plan”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Site acreage: 1700 acres“We expect to build 12 data center buildings across approximately 1,700 acres over a phased development plan”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- County code: 42079“QTS has acquired dozens of land parcels from close to 100 sellers in Salem Township”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Pennsylvania's Office of Transformation and Opportunity lists QTS Salem as a proposed 1,700+ acre technology campus in Salem Township for data center and AI infrastructure (per DCD's report of the state listing).“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 · March 2026 · grade C
Imagery and records: Satellite imagery: Sentinel-2 (ESA Copernicus).