TierPoint Valley Forge
Montgomery County, PA
Source: OpenStreetMap
TierPoint Valley Forge is an operating data center in Montgomery County, PA, operated by TierPoint, LLC. DataCentersExposed has documented 9 MW of reported power capacity and a 62,375 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkTierPoint Valley Forge is an operating colocation data center in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, run by TierPoint, LLC. Public records put its footprint at 62,375 square feet. The site draws power from Peco Energy Co inside the PJM grid.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentTierPoint, LLC
- Files asTierPoint, LLC
- This facilityTierPoint Valley Forge
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- Pennsylvania's Appalachian appealData Center Dynamics· Jul 2, 2026
- TierPoint CEO Jerry Kent to step down, company on hunt for new chief execData Center Dynamics· Mar 31, 2026
- TierPoint Initiates Search for Next CEOThe Manila Times· Mar 31, 2026
- Amid Sioux Falls proposal, where are South Dakota's data centers?Argus Leader· Mar 3, 2026
- New owner plans data center expansion at Tek ParkLehigh Valley Business· Dec 17, 2025
- A data center company bought a Lehigh Valley industrial park for $175 million, plans expansionThe Morning Call· Dec 16, 2025
Data-center discussions in Montgomery County
source: LocalView (CC0)Local-government meetings in this county that discussed data centers, each cued to the moment. From the public LocalView corpus of government meetings on YouTube — a county-level signal, not necessarily about this specific site.
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
- Reported withdrawal5.3K gpd2020 · groundwater · matched by location (754 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal2.4K gpd2018 · groundwater · matched by location (754 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal9.4K gpd2018 · groundwater · matched by location (717 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal6.8K gpd2017 · groundwater · matched by location (754 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal21.7K gpd2017 · groundwater · matched by location (717 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal9.2K gpd2016 · groundwater · matched by location (754 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal29.8K gpd2016 · groundwater · matched by location (717 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal26.8K gpd2015 · groundwater · matched by location (717 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal4.9K gpd2015 · groundwater · matched by location (754 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal20.6K gpd2014 · groundwater · matched by location (717 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal19.4K gpd2014 · groundwater · matched by location (754 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal27.3K gpd2013 · groundwater · matched by location (717 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal11.1K gpd2013 · groundwater · matched by location (754 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal13K gpd2012 · groundwater · matched by location (754 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal21.9K gpd2012 · groundwater · matched by location (717 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal9K gpd2011 · groundwater · matched by location (754 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal24.7K gpd2011 · groundwater · matched by location (717 m, low confidence) · source
Location-matched records come from state withdrawal reporting, which redacts owner names in the public release. A nearby withdrawal point is circumstantial evidence — the distance and confidence shown are part of the claim.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
What this site costs the grid
source: PJM RPM auction reportsPJM's capacity auction sets a $/MW-day price that utilities pass on to every household and business in the zone. This site sits in PJM's RTO pricing zone, where soaring data-center demand is a documented driver. See the full zone-by-zone breakdown →
9 MW of load at the zone's $333/MW-day, annualized — the capacity charge a load this size carries at the current auction price.
Separately, a typical home in this zone pays an estimated $4 to $10/mo more on the capacity portion of its bill that PJM's market monitor attributes to data-center demand. See your address's full impact →
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Philadelphia), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.
Who lives nearby
source: Census ACS 2023Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Woodland El Sch in Norristown, is 1.3 mi from this site (428 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.