Wildcat Ridge AI Data Center Campus
1.6 GW AI data center in Archbald, PA, United States: paused.
- Capacity: 1.6 GW
- Location: Archbald, PA, United States
- Developer: Cornell Realty Management
- Status: paused
- Estimated cost: $2.1B
Status: Paused
The $2.1B cost comes from the March 2025 plan (Data Center Dynamics, 2025-03-08: 17.2M sq ft, 14 three-story buildings). The 1.6 GW figure is the power need stated in the zoning application (DeSmog, 2026-03-11). Land was acquired in March 2026. On 2026-10-21 Archbald Borough Council unanimously rejected the zoning request for the 14-building campus on 578 acres, and residents expect the developer to appeal (WVIA, 2026-10-21). Source: WVIA, 2026-10-21.
Paused and cancelled projects stay listed in the directory but are not counted in state totals, capacity totals or rankings.
Wildcat Ridge AI Data Center Campus is a 1.6 GW AI data center project located in Archbald, PA, United States, currently paused. It was being developed by Cornell Realty Management. The estimated build cost is $2.1B. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across PA, United States, covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.
Project description
The final conditional-use hearing for the 14-building Wildcat Ridge campus, on more than 500 acres, wrapped up on 2026-09-10. Council will issue a written decision within 45 days. The developer doesn't have an end user yet.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Wildcat Ridge AI Data Center Campus?
- Wildcat Ridge AI Data Center Campus is an AI data center project in Archbald, Pennsylvania tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is paused. A paused campus stays listed with its source, but is never counted in state totals, capacity totals or rankings.
- Where is Wildcat Ridge AI Data Center Campus?
- Wildcat Ridge AI Data Center Campus is in Archbald, Pennsylvania. Every tracked Pennsylvania campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/pennsylvania.
- How big is Wildcat Ridge AI Data Center Campus?
- Data Center Index tracks Wildcat Ridge AI Data Center Campus at 1.6 GW, on an estimated $2.1B build. The developer or the press states that capacity, in a source dated March 11, 2026.
- Who is building Wildcat Ridge AI Data Center Campus?
- Cornell Realty Management was developing Wildcat Ridge AI Data Center Campus.
Sources
- Archbald borough council decides against recusal, listens to final testimony on Wildcat Ridge data center (wvia.org · press · 2026-09-10)
- DeSmog (desmog.com · press · 2026-03-11)
- The Times-Tribune (via Yahoo) (yahoo.com · press · 2025-05-15)
- DatacenterDynamics (datacenterdynamics.com · press · 2025-03-08)
- WVIA News (wvia.org · press · 2026-10-07)
- Archbald council unanimously denies zoning for hyperscale data center campus in borough (wvia.org · press · 2026-10-21)
- The Times-Tribune (Scranton) via Yahoo News (yahoo.com · press · 2026-03-11)
- WNEP (wnep.com · press · 2026-10-21)