Project Hazelnut
Hazelton, Luzerne County, PA
Source: Primary source
Project Hazelnut is a withdrawn data center in Luzerne County, PA, operated by NorthPoint Development.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
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Luzerne, Pennsylvania
Project Hazelnut in Hazelton, PA is contested. Group: https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/ | https://fox56.com/news/local/crowd-of-100-gathers-in-hazle-twp-as-supervisor-board-votes-down-proposed-data-center Track what's being decided, when, and how to weigh in.
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Overview
source: linkhttps://www.facebook.com/share/g/1MmD3egK9Z/ Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Operator chain
- Files asNorthPoint Development
- This facilityProject Hazelnut
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Judge to decide whether Hazle Twp. supervisors denied data center in good faithHazleton Standard Speaker· May 22, 2026
- Data center opponent decries Hazelnut sewer dealHazleton Standard Speaker· May 8, 2026
- Residents raise questions as developer describes Hazle Twp. data center plans at DEP hearingWVIA Public Media· Feb 18, 2026
- Speakers ask state officials to see big picture around Hazelnut data centerHazleton Standard Speaker· Feb 18, 2026
- Firm appeals data center, says Hazle Twp. supers caved to pressureHazleton Standard Speaker· Dec 17, 2025
- Hazle Twp. puts hold on NorthPoint data centerHazleton Standard Speaker· Nov 11, 2025
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Mcadoo-Kelayres El/Ms in Mcadoo, is 3.1 mi from this site (839 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.