QTS Salem
Berwick, Luzerne County, PA
Source: Primary source
QTS Salem is a proposed data center in Luzerne County, PA.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkAnnounced investment: $0.50. Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
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- $1.2 billion land deal for second data center project in Salem Township announced by 4-3 GroupTimes Leader· Jun 13, 2026
- Arizona’s data center moratorium is only the beginningArizona Capitol Times· Jun 12, 2026
- Amazon donates $250K to Bloomsburg YMCA as construction of 1,200-acre data center near Berwick continuesWNEP· Jun 9, 2026
- Amazon donates $250K to Bloomsburg Area YMCA for new STEM lab as data center construction near Berwick continuesWNEP· Jun 9, 2026
- Governor Shapiro courted new data centers. Then public opinion shifted.The Allegheny Front· Jun 9, 2026
- BREAKING: Gov. Josh Shapiro announces finalized standards for data center developments in Pa.WVIA Public Media· May 27, 2026
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, Salem El Sch in Berwick, is 3.6 mi from this site (396 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.