Franklin County, Pennsylvania
DataCentersExposed tracks 0 AI data centers in Franklin County, Pennsylvania — 0 operating and 0 in the pipeline.
Sources: Methodology, Coverage scorecard
Franklin County, Pennsylvania has 0 tracked data centers.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated May 29, 2026
What's happening in Franklin County
Below: every tracked facility in the county, the active state legislation that names it or its county, and local news. Commissioner vote records arrive in a later release; the placeholders show where that accountability data will land.
2035 Buildout Outlook
Under the model's moderate-growth scenario (5%/yr annual load growth), PNNL's IM3 model sites about 10 standardized 36 MW campuses in Franklin County by 2035 — roughly 360 MW of new electricity demand and ~348 M gal/yr of cooling water. Under the higher-growth scenario (15%/yr) that climbs to 54 campuses (1.9 GW).
- Low growth7252 MW · ~244 M gal/yr cooling water
- Moderate growth10360 MW · ~348 M gal/yr cooling water
- High growth27972 MW · ~940 M gal/yr cooling water
- Higher growth541.9 GW · ~1.9 billion gal/yr cooling water
The model assigns ~100% of these campuses' cooling to evaporative water cooling in Franklin County (the rest to mechanical/air cooling), a split it derives from local water stress and wet-bulb temperature.
These are modeled candidate sites, not announced or permitted facilities. PNNL's IM3 model places identical 36 MW unit-campuses at feasible locations under each scenario — it shows where demand could concentrate, never a specific parcel. Figures use a market-gravity weight of 50. How the model works.
Every tracked facility
| Facility | Operator | Status | MW |
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County commissioners
How the Franklin County board votes on each data-center matter — the rezonings, the abatements, the water permits — is built from public-meeting minutes and roll-call records. Know of a vote we should be tracking? Tell us.