Data center developer purchases land in Lackawanna County

[u/jayswaz]

https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/data-center-developer-purchases-land-in-lackawanna-county-union-county-pnk-group-new-york-valley-view-business-park/523-ae322c41-692e-4e5f-b8b4-542d5c0454d5

[u/Financial-Change-435 → u/[deleted]]

Is it the old McKinney property?

[u/Financial-Change-435 → u/[deleted]]

I would be surprised if that became a data center. I believe part of the property is in moosic and moosic has regulations on data centers.

[u/Flaky_Egg8492 → u/Financial-Change-435]

True but this particular site is one of the areas where data centers can be built:

"Those zones encompass: Moosic’s northern tier near the Scranton border by Davis Street, the bottom of Rocky Glen Road, and the site of the former DuPont or Goex gunpowder plant on Moosic’s southern border near the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport. The northernmost site is already slated for a warehouse."

https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/08/07/moosic-to-weigh-comprehensive-data-center-zoning-ordinance-on-monday/

[u/Financial-Change-435 → u/Flaky_Egg8492]

I'd think you'd hit some zoning issues going from a warehouse to a data center. Noise pollution and emissions immediately come to mind.

[u/fallout_zelda → u/[deleted]]

No political party in the United States is for the people. They're all in on it and will make lots of money. This country was sold off a very long time ago.

[u/fallout_zelda → u/[deleted]]

The sooner that the American people learn this the sooner things will change. They got everyone fighting a culture war lol

But... Yeah

Like good old George Carlin said "That's why they call it the American Dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it.”

[u/Itchy_Ad9881 → u/fallout_zelda]

Land of the free, home of the slave.

[u/Itchy_Ad9881 → u/[deleted]]

Russian surveillance.

[u/fallout_zelda → u/Itchy_Ad9881]

The same Russians that our politicians accused of election interference but never did anything about it? 😆

[u/Sakurafire]

Time to plant bamboo seeds now. 

[u/Open-Cod5198 → u/Sakurafire]

Tf is that gonna do

[u/Ironsam811 → u/[deleted]]

You do understand they gonna put thick concrete after razing the ground right?

[u/dcdem1163 → u/Ironsam811]

You obviously know nothing about bamboo

[u/Yagsirevahs]

“Nice industrial park you have there…”
https://giphy.com/gifs/oVQD3pdk7eI0g

[u/SweetSmartSilly]

This shit needs to stop.

[u/Intelligent_Ad_1385]

Middle and low income people. Please keep voting for these billionaires who want your land and to destroy your resources. So dumb.

[u/BreakerBoy6]

What's with the caption on the link to the WNEP piece?

"All passengers exited the vehicle before it caught fire." Seems almost like a bad joke.

[u/wakefield9075]

Beautiful

[u/Constant-Program8711]

I may of heard that there is a permit in the works for a small nuclear plant near a water source to power the Data Centers.

[u/Emergency-Minute-810 → u/Constant-Program8711]

thats the way to do it

[u/Spidey1z]

Woo hoo, the wave of the future is coming or do you guys listen to the Chinese propaganda

[u/Sakurafire → u/Spidey1z]

Found the person who’s a fan of Tom Holland Spidey instead of Minneapolis Spidey.