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A day after mulling $50M offer, Pa. township takes 1st step toward allowing data center
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Fusion42 · 12 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
Upper Mount Bethel Township in Pennsylvania is moving to amend its zoning ordinance to specifically allow and regulate data centers, including imposing conditions such as conditional use approval, environmental assessments, and operational standards for a proposed data center project by Slate Belt Holdings.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Deep Tech: Telecom & Connectivity.
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You must prepare for stricter local approval processes and environmental scrutiny if building data centers in Pennsylvania. Expect zoning amendments to increasingly demand conditional use permits and detailed impact studies.
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