# NorthPoint Project Hazelnut Data Center Campus

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Project Hazelnut is a proposed data center campus in Hazle Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, developed by NorthPoint Development through NP Hazleton Holdings 1, LLC. The plan calls for 15 data center buildings and four other buildings on about 1,350 acres. PPL has said the project would need 240 MW initially and up to 1,980 MW by 2033, served at 230 kV, though another part of the same filing projects 965 MW by 2031. Township supervisors denied land-use approval, and the appeal is pending in Commonwealth Court.

## Identity and location

- Operating status: proposed
- Asset scope: campus
- Location: 2500 North Park Drive, Hazle Township, Luzerne County, PA
- Developer: NP Hazleton Holdings 1, LLC (exact asset)
- Owner: NP Hazleton Holdings 1, LLC (exact asset)

## Power and grid context

- Interconnection request: 240 MW · requested · exact asset — Initial electrical load PPL described for Project Hazelnut in its transmission application
- Utility service: Up to 1,980 MW · target · target 2033 · exact asset — Load PPL said Project Hazelnut would need by 2033
- Utility service: 965 MW · target · target 2031 · exact asset — Conflicting projection elsewhere in the same PPL application
- Reported unspecified: 300 MW · reported · exact asset — Earlier press estimate of the campus electricity requirement
- ISO/RTO: PJM
- Electric utility: Ppl Electric Utilities Corp
- Substation: Tomhicken 230 kV Switchyard and a customer-owned 230-34 kV substation

## Development

- Buildings: 15

## Sources

- [Hazle Twp. planners formalize data center recommendations for supervisors](https://www.standardspeaker.com/2026/11/02/hazle-twp-planners-formalize-data-center-recommendations-for-supervisors/)
- [www.puc.pa.gov](https://www.puc.pa.gov/pcdocs/1931520.pdf)
- [Speakers ask state officials to see big picture around Hazelnut data center](https://www.standardspeaker.com/2026/02/18/speakers-ask-state-officials-to-see-big-picture-around-hazelnut-data-center/)
- [Powering Project Hazelnut: What to expect from NEPA's largest data center](https://www.standardspeaker.com/2025/09/15/powering-project-hazlenut-what-to-expect-from-nepas-largest-data-center/)
- [DEP hearing on Hazelnut data center set for Feb. 17 – Hazleton Standard Speaker](https://www.standardspeaker.com/2026/02/14/dep-hearing-on-hazelnut-data-center-set-for-feb-17/)
- [DEP to Host Public Meeting and Hearing for “Project Hazlenut“ Data Center in Hazle Township, Luzerne County | Department of Environmental Protection | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania](https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dep/newsroom/2026-02-12-dep-to-host-public-meeting-and-hearing-for-project-hazlenut-data-center-luzerne-county)
- [www.puc.pa.gov](https://www.puc.pa.gov/pcdocs/1952255.pdf)
- [www.puc.pa.gov](https://www.puc.pa.gov/pcdocs/1910107.pdf)
- [https://files.dep.state.pa.us/RegionalResources/NERO/NEROPortalFiles/CommunityInformation/Project-Hazelnut/NPDES%20Permit%20No%20PAD400093%20A-1%20NOI.pdf](https://files.dep.state.pa.us/RegionalResources/NERO/NEROPortalFiles/CommunityInformation/Project-Hazelnut/NPDES%20Permit%20No%20PAD400093%20A-1%20NOI.pdf)
- [www.srbc.gov](https://www.srbc.gov/waav/search/GetPending?documentType=Application&isABRe=true&projectNumber=2025-149)
- [www.puc.pa.gov](https://www.puc.pa.gov/pcdocs/1944845.pdf)
- [https://services3.arcgis.com/OYP7N6mAJJCyH6hd/arcgis/rest/services/Electric_Retail_Service_Territories_HIFLD/FeatureServer/0/query?f=json&where=1%3D1&geometry=-76.061423%2C40.964126&geometryType=esriGeometryPoint&inSR=4326&spatialRel=esriSpatialRelIntersects&outFields=ID%2CNAME&returnGeometry=false](https://services3.arcgis.com/OYP7N6mAJJCyH6hd/arcgis/rest/services/Electric_Retail_Service_Territories_HIFLD/FeatureServer/0/query?f=json&where=1%3D1&geometry=-76.061423%2C40.964126&geometryType=esriGeometryPoint&inSR=4326&spatialRel=esriSpatialRelIntersects&outFields=ID%2CNAME&returnGeometry=false)

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