This canonical record consolidates 13 source-backed observations without discarding aliases, limitations or unresolved dimensions.
| Operator / developer | QTS Data Centers |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Luzerne County, PA |
| Address | Not published |
| Location precision | parcel or bounded site |
| Coordinates | null, null |
| Capacity | Not established |
| Aliases | SNA North LLC / QTS |
| Project profile | 9 rows |
|---|---|
| Intent / permits | 1 rows |
| Civic / infrastructure | 3 rows |
QTS (owned by Blackstone) assembled more than 1,700 acres through Salem Township Holdings LLC in deals reported above $500 million involving ~96 landowners; permits are filed under SNA North LLC.
Key data: Salem Township Holdings LLC (land) ← QTS ← Blackstone; permittee SNA North LLC; >$500M from ~96 landowners
Limitation: Relationship between SNA North LLC and Salem Township Holdings LLC not documented in a primary filing fetched this session.
QTS Data Centers is the developer/operator of the campus; the state FastTrack page tracks it as the QTS Salem project.
Key data: QTS Data Centers
Limitation: Tenants not disclosed.
The campus is adjacent to Talen Energy's Susquehanna nuclear plant and the surrounding transmission corridor; reporting ties the site selection to that generation and to Amazon's neighboring land position.
Key data: Adjacency to Talen Energy Susquehanna nuclear station
Limitation: No executed PPA, interconnection queue number or PUC docket found for the QTS load.
NOT_FOUND for a named water utility. DEP's NPDES/erosion notices identify receiving waters (Walker Run and an unnamed tributary to the Susquehanna River) for stormwater, but no potable/cooling water supplier or volume was published.
Key data: Receiving waters: Walker Run; UNT to Susquehanna River
Limitation: Supplier and cooling design not disclosed.
Salem Township controls zoning through an Overlay Zone that allows data centers by right, with the Planning Commission recommending an overlay expansion; Luzerne County (which has a data-center decommissioning ordinance requirement noted in the prior pass) and PA DEP NCRO handle county and state review; the state OTO FastTrack program coordinates permits.
Key data: Salem Township (Overlay Zone, by-right) + Planning Commission; Luzerne County; PA DEP NCRO; PA OTO FastTrack
Limitation: n.a.
The Salem Township Planning Commission chairman is named in coverage of the overlay expansion vote; the proposed "Salem 3" overlay would cover 4,466 acres across 279 properties, advanced via 4-3 Consulting / 4-3 Glennbrook Group.
Key data: Paul Hess, Chairman, Salem Township Planning Commission
Limitation: No township office phone/email captured in fetched sources.
The Commonwealth's Office of Transformation and Opportunity runs the FastTrack coordination for the project, which is the state-level economic development channel identified; no county/regional (e.g., Greater Wilkes-Barre) named contact was found.
Key data: PA Office of Transformation and Opportunity (FastTrack QTS Salem)
Limitation: No named individual published.
QTS publishes a community feedback mailbox and a named community-affairs representative; DEP's regional water program provides the permit comment channel.
Key data: qtscommunityfeedback@qtsdatacenters.com; David Farhat (QTS); PA DEP NCRO 570-327-3693, RA-EPWW-NCRO@pa.gov
Limitation: n.a.
The campus sits beside the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station (Talen) and land held by Amazon, with access from Salem Boulevard and stormwater discharging to Walker Run and the Susquehanna River.
Key data: Susquehanna nuclear station adjacency; Amazon-owned neighboring land; Salem Boulevard access
Limitation: Transmission voltages and fiber routes not documented.
Status date: Listed among April 18, 2026 PA Bulletin-related notices; specific date not stated
Limitation: Only a one-line mention; no permit number, no DEP page fetched, no date tied to the status.
DEP invited comments on a Chapter 105 (water obstruction and encroachment) permit for the QTS Salem Township campus on June 27, 2026 — the only water-related permit action located for this site.
Key data: Chapter 105 permit comment period opened 2026-06-27
Status date: 2026-06-27
Limitation: Chapter 105 governs stream/wetland encroachment, not withdrawal volume; no withdrawal figure found
Eight pro se plaintiffs — Nate Eachus, Annie Vinatieri, Jason Oldenbuttel, John Oldenbuttel, Kenneth Fatula, Gabby Malencore, Teri L. Barren and Kara Puterbaugh — filed a Sunshine Act suit in the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas around August 17, 2026 against the Planning Commission and Supervisors over a July 23 meeting lockout: more than 200 people sought entry, about 140 were admitted and 70 were placed in overflow, after which the planning board voted 2-1 to expand the data center overlay.
Key data: Sunshine Act suit filed ~2026-08-17; >200 sought entry, ~140 admitted, 70 in overflow; overlay expanded 2-1
Status date: 2026-08-22
Limitation: Docket number not stated
Supervisors vacated portions of North Market Street and Moskaluk Road and all of Kiliti Road and consolidated 180 lots into roughly 1,700 acres for the QTS campus; QTS agreed to reimburse the township for approximately 20 years of lost Liquid Fuels funding. The project was accepted into PA Fast Track on October 23, 2025.
Key data: 180 lots consolidated into ~1,700 acres; QTS to reimburse ~20 years of Liquid Fuels funding
Status date: 2026
Limitation: Reimbursement dollar amount not stated