# PAX — Pennsylvania Digital I

> Under construction: a 1350 MW data center in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (3 sources). Sources and dates on every fact.

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Updated: Nov 3, 2026  
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PowerHouse Data Centers is building a 1350 MW data center in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (under construction). 3 sources report this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker. (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), Pennsylvania DEP Data Center Permit Tracker record (state government data), as of Nov 2, 2026)

## Facts

- **Operator:** PowerHouse Data Centers (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 2, 2026)
- **Stage:** Under construction (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **Reported capacity:** 1350 MW (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **Site area:** 700 acres (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Reported investment:** $15.00B (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Announced:** Jul 15, 2025 (Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **Construction start reported:** Nov 28, 2025 (Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **Expected completion:** Jun 7, 2032 (Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **City:** Carlisle (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), Pennsylvania DEP Data Center Permit Tracker record (state government data), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **County:** Cumberland (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), Pennsylvania DEP Data Center Permit Tracker record (state government data), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **State:** Pennsylvania (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), Pennsylvania DEP Data Center Permit Tracker record (state government data), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **Location precision:** Site footprint confirmed (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Community response:** Local opposition reported (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Utility:** PPL Electric Utilities (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Power source:** Grid power (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Cooling:** Evaporative (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **AI workload:** Confirmed AI or machine-learning workload (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 2, 2026)
- **Facility type:** AI data center (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Incentives reported:** Sales Tax Exemption (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Pennsylvania DEP review:** Permit applications under DEP review (Pennsylvania DEP Data Center Permit Tracker record (state government data), as of Sep 3, 2026)
- **Pennsylvania DEP permits on file:** 21 (Pennsylvania DEP Data Center Permit Tracker record (state government data), as of Sep 3, 2026)

## What each source reports

| Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Compute Atlas | PAX — Pennsylvania Digital I | Under construction | 1350 MW |
| Server Country | Pennsylvania Digital I (PAX) | Under construction | 1350 MW |
| Pennsylvania DEP | Pennsylvania Digital 1 (PAX-1) (Pennsylvania Data Center Partners) | Proposed | Not reported |

## Questions this page answers

### Is PAX — Pennsylvania Digital I under construction?

No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Compute Atlas (Aug 2, 2026) and Server Country (Sep 24, 2026) report it as under construction. The sources disagree: Pennsylvania DEP reports proposed.

### Who is building PAX — Pennsylvania Digital I?

PowerHouse Data Centers is the operator. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does.

### When is PAX — Pennsylvania Digital I expected to finish?

Server Country reports expected completion in Jun 7, 2032. That is a reported target, not a schedule.

### Which carriers serve PAX — Pennsylvania Digital I?

No public record names them yet. They show here when a filing does.

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## Latest updates

- **Jun 7, 2032:** [Expected completion reported](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/)
- **Nov 28, 2025:** [Construction start reported](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/)
- **Jul 15, 2025:** [Reported as announced](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/)
- [Reported as announced](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/07/15/3115977/0/en/pennsylvania-data-center-partners-and-powerhouse-data-centers-launch-joint-venture-to-build-next-gen-1-35-gw-hyperscale-data-center-campus-in-carlisle-pennsylvania.html). Reported for 2025-07.
- [Construction start reported](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/07/15/3115977/0/en/pennsylvania-data-center-partners-and-powerhouse-data-centers-launch-joint-venture-to-build-next-gen-1-35-gw-hyperscale-data-center-campus-in-carlisle-pennsylvania.html). Reported for 2025-07.
- **Jan 30, 2025:** [Reported as announced](https://gis.dep.pa.gov/DataCenterPermitTracker/)

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- [PowerHouse 95 Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/powerhouse-95-campus-va-dc_996197461a3b): Same operator
- [PowerHouse CTP-02](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/powerhouse-ctp-02-va-dc_77352ca391ff): Same operator
- [1205 Commonwealth Dr. Data Center (former Pennhurst Asylum)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/1205-commonwealth-dr-data-center-former-pennhurst-asylum-pa-dc_97391eba28e7): Same state
- [2100 Renaissance Blvd. Data Center (MLP Ventures)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/2100-renaissance-blvd-data-center-mlp-ventures-pa-dc_a7efcf37c434): Same state
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- [2201, 2301, 2501, 2701, & 2901 Renaissance Blvd. Data Center (MLP Ventures)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/2201-2301-2501-2701-2901-renaissance-blvd-data-center-mlp-ventures-pa-dc_fce0abb1e641): Same state
- [3200 Horizon Dr. Data Center (MLP Ventures)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/3200-horizon-dr-data-center-mlp-ventures-pa-dc_0ce2f7a2c597): Same state

## What this record does not show

- This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-11-02. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record.
- Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0) · Server Country, https://servercountry.org/data/ (CC BY 4.0) · Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Data Center Permit Tracker (state government data). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution.
- An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order.
- Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity.

## Sources

- [Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/07/15/3115977/0/en/pennsylvania-data-center-partners-and-powerhouse-data-centers-launch-joint-venture-to-build-next-gen-1-35-gw-hyperscale-data-center-campus-in-carlisle-pennsylvania.html) · as of Aug 2, 2026 · record powerhouse-pax-carlisle-pa
- [GlobeNewswire (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/07/15/3115977/0/en/pennsylvania-data-center-partners-and-powerhouse-data-centers-launch-joint-venture-to-build-next-gen-1-35-gw-hyperscale-data-center-campus-in-carlisle-pennsylvania.html) · as of Jul 7, 2026
- [PowerHouse Data Centers (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.powerhousedata.com/news/pennsylvania-data-center-partners-and-powerhouse-data-centers-launch-joint-venture-to-build-next-gen-1-35-gw-hyperscale-data-center-campus-in-carlisle-pennsylvania) · as of Jul 8, 2026
- [Common Dreams (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.commondreams.org/news/data-center-pennsylvania-town) · as of Jul 8, 2026
- [Government Technology (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/cumberland-county-pa-data-centers-take-new-step-forward) · as of Jul 8, 2026
- [Protect Cumberland County PA (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://protectcumberlandcountypa.org/middlesex/) · as of Jul 8, 2026
- [GlobeNewswire (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/07/15/3115977/0/en/Pennsylvania-Data-Center-Partners-and-PowerHouse-Data-Centers-Launch-Joint-Venture-to-Build-Next-Gen-1-35-GW-Hyperscale-Data-Center-Campus-in-Carlisle-Pennsylvania.html) · as of Aug 2, 2026
- [Construction Review Online (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://constructionreviewonline.com/450-mw-substation-approved-for-15b-pennsylvania-digital-i-pax-ai-data-center-in-carlisle/) · as of Aug 2, 2026
- [Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0)](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/) · as of Sep 24, 2026 · record 0425
- [Pennsylvania DEP Data Center Permit Tracker record (state government data)](https://gis.dep.pa.gov/DataCenterPermitTracker/) · as of Sep 3, 2026 · record 10000011
- [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/pax-pennsylvania-digital-i-pa) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 15654650285799

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## Cite this page

Kapwork Grow, "PAX — Pennsylvania Digital I", https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/pax-pennsylvania-digital-i-pa-dc_0e3ce1de8ee7, materially updated Nov 3, 2026.