# QTS Salem Data Center Campus

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The QTS Salem campus is a proposed data center campus in Salem Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, planned by QTS Data Centers. The township has approved zoning, the final master plan and a consolidation of 180 lots on about 1,700 acres. QTS plans 12 buildings in phases at a cost of $10 billion. Reported power demand is more than 2,000 MW, and the utility supply arrangement is not public.

## Identity and location

- Operating status: approved
- Asset scope: campus
- Location: Salem Township, Luzerne County, PA
- Developer: QTS Data Centers (exact asset)
- Operator: QTS Data Centers (exact asset)
- Owner: QTS Salem LLC (exact asset)
- Parent company: Blackstone Group (exact asset)

## Power and grid context

- Campus gross power: 2,000+ MW · reported · exact asset — Reported campus power demand, not contracted service
- Interconnection request: About 1,500 MW · requested · target 2033 · exact asset — Reported request to the transmission owner for the planned campus
- ISO/RTO: PJM
- Electric utility: Ppl Electric Utilities Corp

## Development

- Buildings: 12
- Construction: Construction was slated to begin in late 2026 on a phased layout

## Sources

- [22 regional data center projects and where they stand](https://www.citizensvoice.com/2026/09/18/22-regional-data-center-projects-and-where-they-stand/)
- [Amazon’s Susquehanna Data Center Campus: A 1.92 GW Nuclear Bet in Pennsylvania](https://measuredai.substack.com/p/amazon-susquehanna-data-center-campus)
- [Pennsylvania Data Center Campus | QTS Data Centers](https://q.com/data-centers/salem-township/)
- [Developers tout impacts of 3 data center campuses; Zoning meeting set for Wednesday on 4-3 Glenbrook Group project | Times Leader](https://www.timesleader.com/news/1752841/developers-tout-impacts-of-3-data-center-campuses-zoning-meeting-set-for-wednesday-on-4-3-glenbrook-group-project)
- [Pennsylvania Bulletin](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol56/56-16/560.html)
- [Pennsylvania Bulletin](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol56/56-18/618.html)
- [www.pacodeandbulletin.gov](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/secure/pabulletin/data/vol56/56-26/56-26.pdf)
- [PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 26-901a](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/secure/pabulletin/data/vol56/56-26/901a.html)
- [Salem Twp. approves road vacations, final master plan for QTS Data Center campus | Times Leader](https://www.timesleader.com/news/1749147/salem-twp-approves-road-vacations-final-master-plan-for-qts-data-center-campus)
- [www.luzernecounty.org](https://www.luzernecounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/48851/Docket-October-22-2026)
- [https://services3.arcgis.com/OYP7N6mAJJCyH6hd/arcgis/rest/services/Electric_Retail_Service_Territories_HIFLD/FeatureServer/0/query?f=json&where=1%3D1&geometry=-76.175%2C41.075&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=-76.175%2C41.075&geometryType=esriGeometryPoint&inSR=4326&spatialRel=esriSpatialRelIntersects&outFields=ID%2CNAME&returnGeometry=false)

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