# Wildcat Ridge AI Data Center Campus > Proposed: a 1600 MW data center in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (2 sources). Sources and dates on every fact. Page: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/wildcat-ridge-ai-data-center-campus-pa-dc_9460ce81db83 Markdown: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/wildcat-ridge-ai-data-center-campus-pa-dc_9460ce81db83.md Updated: Nov 3, 2026 Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records Cornell Realty Management has proposed a 1600 MW data center in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania (proposed). 2 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), as of Nov 2, 2026) ## Facts - **Operator:** Cornell Realty Management (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **Stage:** Proposed (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:** 1600 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) - **Reported building area:** 2 sq ft (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Reported investment:** $2.10B (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Announced:** 2025-01 (Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **City:** Archbald (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **County:** Lackawanna (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), 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), 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 (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 Jul 23, 2026) - **Facility type:** AI data center (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) ## What each source reports | Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Compute Atlas | Wildcat Ridge AI Data Center Campus | Proposed | 1600 MW | | Server Country | Wildcat Ridge AI Data Center Campus | Proposed | 1600 MW | ## Questions this page answers ### Is Wildcat Ridge AI Data Center Campus under construction? No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Compute Atlas (Jul 23, 2026) and Server Country (Sep 24, 2026) report it as proposed. ### Who is building Wildcat Ridge AI Data Center Campus? Cornell Realty Management is the operator. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does. ### Which carriers serve Wildcat Ridge AI Data Center Campus? No public record names them yet. They show here when a filing does. ### How do contractors on Wildcat Ridge AI Data Center Campus get paid sooner? The owner pays the general contractor, and the general contractor pays its subcontractors. Once your customer approves your invoice, certify it with Kapwork. Funders compete to fund it, so you don't wait for the payment date. Free for businesses. Kapwork doesn't lend and doesn't contact your customer. ## Latest updates - [Reported as announced](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/). Reported for 2025-01. ## Related records - [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 - [216 Greenfield Road (Chirisa Technology Parks)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/216-greenfield-road-chirisa-technology-parks-pa-dc_e9e7b77092ab): Same state - [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). 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.desmog.com/2026/03/11/data-centers-are-poised-to-engulf-a-pennsylvania-town/) · as of Jul 23, 2026 · record wildcat-ridge-archbald-lackawanna-county-pa - [DeSmog (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.desmog.com/2026/03/11/data-centers-are-poised-to-engulf-a-pennsylvania-town/) · as of Jul 9, 2026 - [Data Center Dynamics (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/21bn-data-center-campus-proposed-in-archbald-pennsylvania/) · as of Jul 9, 2026 - [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) / HIFLD (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=597555ce8e4a4892a030784a7c657fdd) · as of Jul 23, 2026 - [Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0)](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/) · as of Sep 24, 2026 · record 0812 - [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/wildcat-ridge-ai-data-center-campus-pa) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 163143502388099 ## Have an invoice your customer approved? 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