A developer wants to increase the size of its proposed data center on a remediated Superfund site in East Whiteland Township, stoking ire from nearby residents who worry about the increased scope stressing the power grid and driving up costs, along with environmental and health risks. The facility — which would exceed 1.6 million square feet in the amended plan — would sit on roughly 100 acres at 13 S. Bacton Hill Road, located along the boundary line for East and West Whiteland townships, near U.S. Route 202. The amended plan would increase the size of the two data center buildings by roughly 61% from what was previously approved. The applicants are asking the planning commission to approve the modifications because the currently approved plan is outdated, in both technology capacity and what occupants of such centers would need, said Josh Rabina, principal for Sentinel Data Centers, who is working with Green Fig Land LLC on the project. East Whiteland residents called on officials to reject the plan, but township solicitor Michael Gill warned it wasn’t that simple, as the property is zoned for data center use.
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer; 1/29/2026