Location
Scranton-Carbondale Highway / Wildcat Road area, Borough of Archbald, Lackawanna County, PA (project-area description only; no street address or parcel identifier has been established), Archbald, Lackawanna, PA, United States
Project record
Wildcat Ridge Data Center Campus
Region 1 project site identity enrichment (Task 4A). Distinct proposed data-center campus reported in or associated with the Borough of Archbald, Lackawanna County, PA. No developer entity has been sufficiently established in supplied research, so developer_company_id remains unassigned. Controlled Region 1 site research supplied through this task establishes a general site area along the Scranton-Carbondale Highway / Wildcat Road; this identifies the project area but does not yet establish a sufficiently precise representative coordinate, a street address, or a parcel identifier, so none is asserted. This record is distinct from Project Gravity and must not be merged with it or with other Archbald proposals. This information is supplied controlled research pending canonical evidence attachment; it does not change verification_status. No latitude/longitude or location_precision claim is made.
proposedpartially_verifiedEvidence B
Permanent URL
/projects/wildcat-ridge-data-center-campus
Developer
Unknown Parent: Unknown
Last reviewed
Aug 23, 2026 Created: Aug 18, 2026
Capacity
Unknown MW Acreage: Unknown
Water & utility
Water: Unknown Utility: Unknown
Regulatory
Permit: Unknown Environmental: Unknown
Project Overview
Current status
Project status: Proposed Outcome: Unknown Verification: Partially verified
B
Evidence indicators
Multiple reliable sources Sources: 6 Transparency score: Unknown
Known objectives
Region 1 project site identity enrichment (Task 4A). Distinct proposed data-center campus reported in or associated with the Borough of Archbald, Lackawanna County, PA. No developer entity has been sufficiently established in supplied research, so developer_company_id remains unassigned. Controlled Region 1 site research supplied through this task establishes a general site area along the Scranton-Carbondale Highway / Wildcat Road; this identifies the project area but does not yet establish a sufficiently precise representative coordinate, a street address, or a parcel identifier, so none is asserted. This record is distinct from Project Gravity and must not be merged with it or with other Archbald proposals. This information is supplied controlled research pending canonical evidence attachment; it does not change verification_status. No latitude/longitude or location_precision claim is made.
Location & Map
41.4937, -75.5833
Technical Profile
- Acreage
- Unknown
- Megawatt capacity
- Unknown
- Cooling type
- Unknown
- Water demand
- Unknown
- Backup generators
- Unknown
- Fuel source
- Unknown
- Transmission requirements
- Unknown
- Substation
- Unknown
Economic Profile
- Claimed construction jobs
- Unknown
- Claimed permanent jobs
- Unknown
- Tax incentives
- Unknown
- PILOT agreements
- Unknown
- Community benefit agreements
- Unknown
- Public contact
- Unknown
Regulatory Status
- Zoning status
- Unknown
- Permit status
- Unknown
- Environmental review
- Unknown
- Litigation status
- Unknown
- Current status
- proposed
- Outcome
- unknown
No status history listed
Approved status updates will appear here.
Project Timeline
project_approved
Project review decision
Region 1 founding dataset record reviewed against linked source evidence. Project identity, location, status, and source support verified for controlled publication.
Aug 23, 2026
Document Library
No public documents listed
Documents must pass visibility and redaction checks before appearing here.
Source Center
Meeting minutes
Lackawanna County — Wildcat Ridge Data Center Public Hearing
Evidence: Unrated Verification: Partially verified Published: Not listed Claim: Establishes the Wildcat Ridge Data Center Campus proposal and active public-hearing/conditional-use process in the Archbald, PA area.
News report
Archbald Council hears from data center developer eyeing 500-acre site
Evidence: Unrated Verification: Partially verified Published: Not listed Claim: Supplements the Wildcat Ridge Data Center Campus record with reporting on the Archbald Council presentation regarding site scale and possible mine-water use.
Other
Community Connections
No matching community page listed
Community connections are inferred from public location data until direct relationships are added.
Organizations
No public organization relationships
Organization positions and monitoring work appear here after review.
Applicable Laws, Moratoriums & Zoning
No applicable regulatory records listed
Jurisdiction-linked laws, moratoriums, pending actions, and zoning restrictions will appear here.
Events & Hearings
Upcoming
No upcoming public events listed.
Past
No past public events listed.
FOIL / FOIA Records
No linked FOIL/FOIA records
Linked requests, responses, appeals, and denials will appear here.
Public Transparency & Change History
Evidence review: B
Linked source evidence supports the existence, location, and canonical identity of this Region 1 record. Approval reflects sufficient evidence for publication and does not represent full verification of every project detail. Sources reviewed: 2 Aug 23, 2026
Public Action Panel
Locked: Project alerts
Sign in required
Minimum role: verified user
Protected action: manage_notifications
Alerts and watch settings are tied to verified accounts so subscriptions are personalized and accountable.
Public registration is not open during DCRM's controlled pre-launch period. Existing authorized users can sign in.
Why is this protected?
DCRM uses verified accounts to help:
- - Reduce misinformation
- - Protect community discussions
- - Improve research quality
- - Maintain civic trust
- - Preserve accountability
Authorized contributors can:
- + Participate in discussions
- + Save projects
- + Follow organizations
- + Submit research
- + Upload evidence
- + Build your Civic Trust score
- + Help other communities
Locked: Evidence uploads
Sign in required
Minimum role: verified user
Protected action: upload_document
Upload workflows are protected to preserve evidence quality and maintain auditability.
Public registration is not open during DCRM's controlled pre-launch period. Existing authorized users can sign in.
Why is this protected?
DCRM uses verified accounts to help:
- - Reduce misinformation
- - Protect community discussions
- - Improve research quality
- - Maintain civic trust
- - Preserve accountability
Authorized contributors can:
- + Participate in discussions
- + Save projects
- + Follow organizations
- + Submit research
- + Upload evidence
- + Build your Civic Trust score
- + Help other communities
Locked: Public comment drafting
Sign in required
Minimum role: verified user
Protected action: use_civic_action_tools
Drafting tools are protected so generated civic submissions stay attributable and source-aware.
Public registration is not open during DCRM's controlled pre-launch period. Existing authorized users can sign in.
Why is this protected?
DCRM uses verified accounts to help:
- - Reduce misinformation
- - Protect community discussions
- - Improve research quality
- - Maintain civic trust
- - Preserve accountability
Authorized contributors can:
- + Participate in discussions
- + Save projects
- + Follow organizations
- + Submit research
- + Upload evidence
- + Build your Civic Trust score
- + Help other communities
Locked: Submit a correction
Sign in required
Minimum role: verified user
Protected action: submit_project
Corrections update public records and require a verified account for review traceability.
Public registration is not open during DCRM's controlled pre-launch period. Existing authorized users can sign in.
Why is this protected?
DCRM uses verified accounts to help:
- - Reduce misinformation
- - Protect community discussions
- - Improve research quality
- - Maintain civic trust
- - Preserve accountability
Authorized contributors can:
- + Participate in discussions
- + Save projects
- + Follow organizations
- + Submit research
- + Upload evidence
- + Build your Civic Trust score
- + Help other communities
Locked: Dispute this record
Sign in required
Minimum role: verified user
Protected action: submit_project
Disputes impact public trust signals and require verified account ownership.
Public registration is not open during DCRM's controlled pre-launch period. Existing authorized users can sign in.
Why is this protected?
DCRM uses verified accounts to help:
- - Reduce misinformation
- - Protect community discussions
- - Improve research quality
- - Maintain civic trust
- - Preserve accountability
Authorized contributors can:
- + Participate in discussions
- + Save projects
- + Follow organizations
- + Submit research
- + Upload evidence
- + Build your Civic Trust score
- + Help other communities
Locked: Submit a project update
Sign in required
Minimum role: verified user
Protected action: submit_project
Project updates become part of the public timeline and require verified account attribution.
Public registration is not open during DCRM's controlled pre-launch period. Existing authorized users can sign in.
Why is this protected?
DCRM uses verified accounts to help:
- - Reduce misinformation
- - Protect community discussions
- - Improve research quality
- - Maintain civic trust
- - Preserve accountability
Authorized contributors can:
- + Participate in discussions
- + Save projects
- + Follow organizations
- + Submit research
- + Upload evidence
- + Build your Civic Trust score
- + Help other communities
Locked: Suggest evidence rating
Sign in required
Minimum role: verified user
Protected action: submit_project
Evidence rating suggestions guide civic trust and require verified contributors.
Public registration is not open during DCRM's controlled pre-launch period. Existing authorized users can sign in.
Why is this protected?
DCRM uses verified accounts to help:
- - Reduce misinformation
- - Protect community discussions
- - Improve research quality
- - Maintain civic trust
- - Preserve accountability
Authorized contributors can:
- + Participate in discussions
- + Save projects
- + Follow organizations
- + Submit research
- + Upload evidence
- + Build your Civic Trust score
- + Help other communities