Data center profile · Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Slate Belt Technology Campus

Data center campus proposed by Slate Belt Holdings in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, on grid power; about 1.7 GW of IT capacity planned.

Land assembled. Zoning approval granted. The developer states it has a utility supply agreement. Newest record Oct. 2026.
The campus, Lower-resolution satellite image, Oct. 8, 2026
2,100 MW
campus power the company states
facility power, not split into IT capacity
905
acres in the site
23
data center buildings planned
OperatorSlate Belt Holdings
CustomerNone named
Planned IT capacity1.7 GW at full build-out (our estimate from the company's 2.1 GW campus power figure)
First building in serviceOur estimate: 2029 (range 2027 to 2032).
The site

The site from above

Satellite overview
Lower-resolution satellite image, Oct. 8, 2026.
Power

Power and the grid

Getting on the grid

Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.

  1. Oct. 13, 2026
    Utility MW on record
Permits

Permits checklist

1 granted · 4 checked, nothing on file

Approvals a campus like this normally needs, and what we found.

Lawsuits

1 case on record

Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. July 16, 2026
    Site Project first appears in the public record
  2. Sept. 1, 2026
    Legal Two zoning validity challenges have been filed over the township's data center ordinance, the second by RPL East LLC. News report · Sept. 2026
Construction activity

Since Oct. 2026: 1 satellite capture. Satellite · Oct. 2026

Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Power and utilities
  • FirstEnergy, utility
Investors and lenders
  • Slate Belt Holdings, partner
  • Talen Energy, partner
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

20 records from 7 documents

Drawn from news reports, public and commercial datasets, company statements, state agency records and satellite captures, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

News report 2Dataset 2Company 1State agency 1Satellite 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 (4)
  • Stated campus size: 2,100 MW
    “The Preliminary Land Development Plans depict the data center campus at ultimate build-out, which will, when fully completed, have up to approximately 2,100 megawatts (MW) of electrical demand”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Utility service: 1,020 MW
    “SBH currently has agreements with FE to supply 1,020 MW of electric service to the data center campus”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • SBH anticipates roughly 1,000 MW of additional service beyond the 1,020 MW FirstEnergy agreements, from a combination of further grid service and on-site generation; a 480 MW on-site substation is in the plan
    “SBH anticipates obtaining an additional approximately 1,000 MW of electric service to the campus through a combination of electric grid service with FE and onsite generation”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Building count: 23 buildings
    “Up to 23 buildings – each offering 201,500 sq ft – could be built on the site, according to documents filed with the township, along with a 480MW on-site substation”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
Money and contracts (1)
  • land acquisition: closed
    “Slate Belt acquired 754 acres of land from River Pointe earlier this year”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
Permits and government (3)
  • rezoning: adopted
    “township data center ordinance adopted 21 September 2026”
    Dataset · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • Site acreage: 905 acres
    “RPL East LLC filed a second zoning validity challenge in Upper Mount Bethel Township related to a potential data center campus spanning approximately 905 acres”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • The Upper Mount Bethel Board of Supervisors rejected the project's memorandum of understanding in August 2026.
    “The township's Board of Supervisors rejected the project's memorandum of understanding”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
Legal (1)
  • Two zoning validity challenges have been filed over the township's data center ordinance, the second by RPL East LLC.
    “RPL East LLC filed a second zoning validity challenge in Upper Mount Bethel Township related to a potential data center campus spanning approximately 905 acres”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
Site and other (4)
  • Campus name: Slate Belt Technology Campus
    “Slate Belt Technology Campus”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Project status: proposed
    “The Preliminary Land Development Plans depict the data center campus at ultimate build-out”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Announced: July 2026
    “on July 23, 2026, Slate Belt filed a Validity Challenge and Request for Favorable Use Class Determination”
    State agency · July 2026 · grade B
  • County code: 42095
    “Slate Belt Holdings LLC is seeking to develop a data center campus outside Bangor in Upper Mount Bethel Township in Northampton County.”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C

Imagery and records: Satellite imagery: Sentinel-2 (ESA Copernicus).