Rep. Scott on the Proposed Data Center at 900 Conshohocken Road

Rep. Greg Scott July 2, 2026 | 8:54 PM

There’s a hyperscale data center proposed for 900 Conshohocken Road in Plymouth Township.

I am OPPOSED to this proposal.

As a matter of practice, my office will follow the lead of local municipalities on development & funding matters, and the Plymouth Township Council has publicly opposed this project. You can read their statement here: Statement by Plymouth Township Council.

State Senator Maria Collett has also issued a statement on her opposition to the proposal which you can read here: Statement by State Senator Maria Collett.

A responsible developer of a facility this large and complex—with the potential to cause significant harm—should be transparent with the community about who will operate it, what it will do, and how it will function. If the project is "completely safe" for our community, then the developer should also be transparent about its true environmental impacts on the quality of our water and air.

This proposal does not make the cut. In addition to my concerns about the potential health impacts on our community from the gas turbines and other hazards associated with the property, various media outlets have reported that the developer of this data center has failed to pay contractors and taxes. These reports raise serious questions about the developer's credibility. A project of this magnitude requires a developer the community can trust.

This and other data center developers should be responsible for covering the financial burdens associated with data center development. To ensure public safety and environmental compliance, monitoring of water usage, energy consumption, and pollution is essential—but taxpayers should not be footing the bill. Furthermore, the public should not be required to absorb the substantial costs of the energy infrastructure needed to support data centers.

We also know very little about the property's future tenant or how that tenant will operate the facility. We lack important information about the energy the facility will use and how its water consumption will affect our community. The developer has failed to provide our community with these vital details, leaving residents without the information needed to fully evaluate the project's impacts.

Want evidence? Check out the links below.

The Plymouth Township Zoning Board holds the power to decide whether this data center proposal is approved.

As a State Representative, I do not have jurisdiction over the Plymouth Zoning Board, and I do not have the authority to “block” this data center proposal.

Read the application here: 900-Conshohocken-Road-Application.pdf.

The Zoning Hearing Board has announced that the next hearing will be held on July 28, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., at Colonial Middle School (716 Belvoir Road, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462). An additional hearing is planned for July 30 at Colonial Middle School, but that meeting has not yet been confirmed.

Zoning Hearing Board - Plymouth Township

What am I doing?

I attended the first Zoning Hearing Board meeting on the latest proposal on June 25, 2026. Following the meeting, I submitted written comments to the Board outlining my concerns about what transpired during the hearing.

2026-07-02_113043__Rep. Scott letter to ZHB June 29.pdf

Rep. Scott opposes potential development of data center, criticizes lack of transparency

In Harrisburg, I have advocated for and voted on numerous bills to regulate data centers, including measures to eliminate tax breaks and financial incentives, establish reporting standards, and strengthen oversight. I will continue to support these efforts.

For a bill to become law, it must pass both the House and Senate and then be signed by the Governor. Here is a video that I made on how a bill becomes a law: Scott Explains How a Bill Becomes Law.

In the Pennsylvania State Senate, Republicans hold a 27–23 majority and control the chamber. Senator Joe Pittman serves as Majority Leader, giving him significant influence over which bills receive a vote on the Senate floor. This is what he said about legislation to regulate data centers.

The data center regulation bills on the table in PA • Spotlight PA

Regardless of Senator Joe Pittman's words, during this legislative session I have strongly advocated for and voted in support of numerous bills that would eliminate financial incentives for data centers, increase transparency, protect our water resources, monitor air quality, regulate noise, and, most importantly, establish a moratorium to give municipal officials the time they need to act.

Here are some of those bills and how you can help them become law:

HB 2496: Allows local governments to place a 180-day pause on data center applications. This will allow municipalities time to draft data center ordinances and rezone areas of their municipality to clarify where and how data centers can and can’t be built.

Bill Status: This bill passed the Senate Local Government Committee on June 30, 2026. It is awaiting a vote on the Senate Floor.
What can you do? Please contact Sen. Joe Pittman and urge him to call the bill up for a vote.
What did the House Do? This bill passed the House in a bipartisan fashion 201-1.

HB 1834: Regulates data centers under the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. This will allow the PUC to force data centers to pay for their own electricity and prevent these costs from being put on residents.

Bill Status: This bill has been referred to the Senate Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee.
What can you do? Please contact Sen. Patrick Strefano and urge him to call the bill up for a vote.
What did the House Do? This bill passed the House in a bipartisan fashion 104-95.

HB 2150: Requires data centers to report their water and energy usage to the Department of Environmental Protection. This will give the state valuable data on how much water and energy data centers are using, providing clarity for future regulation.

Bill Status: This bill has been referred to the Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee.

What can you do? Please contact Sen. Gene Yaw and urge him to call the bill up for a vote.

What did the House Do? This bill passed the House in a bipartisan fashion 133-68.

HB 2151: Provides local elected officials with optional ordinance language they can use, if they choose, on standards for sound, location, equipment and building design. I want to emphasize that this bill DOES NOT create required ordinances that local elected officials must follow. Instead, it gives them added tools to help fight back against billion-dollar proposals that they may not be equipped to handle alone.

Bill Status: This bill has been referred to the Senate Local Government Committee.

What can you do? Please contact Sen. Dawn Keefer and urge her to call the bill up for a vote.

What did the House Do? The bill passed the House in a bipartisan fashion 124-77.

HB 2198: Ends the sales tax exemption for data centers.

Bill Status: This bill has been referred to the Senate Finance Committee.

What can you do? Please contact Sen. Scott Hutchinson and urge him to call the bill up for a vote.

What did the House Do? The bill passed the House in a bipartisan fashion 197-5.

HB 2246: Requires data centers to disclose high amounts of water consumption and gives the state the right to require permits and oversee the use of large amounts of water.

Bill Status: This bill has been referred to the Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee.

What can you do? Please contact Sen. Gene Yaw and urge him to call the bill up for a vote.

What did the House Do? The bill passed the House in a bipartisan fashion 116-84.

HB 2359: Bans non-disclosure agreements between data center developers and municipalities, providing for more transparency in the development process.

Bill Status: This bill has not been assigned to a committee in the Senate.

What can you do? Please contact President Pro Tempore Kim Ward and urge her to assign it to a committee.

What did the House Do? The bill passed the House in a bipartisan fashion 171-31.

SB 1345: Allows municipalities to place a local 18-month moratorium on Data Center filing, considering, or approval of applications within their jurisdiction.

Bill Status: Re-referred to the Senate Rules & Executive Nominations Committee.

What can you do? Please contact Sen. Joe Pittman and urge him to call the bill up for a vote.

What did the House do? Rep. Walsh introduced a companion bill that currently resides in the House Local Government Committee. Please contact Chair Robert Freeman and urge him to call the bill up for a vote.

What have I done locally?

I have met with our local municipal officials from our region including but not limited to members of our local Councils, Sewer Authorities, and School Boards about these issues.

I have shared resources with each of my municipalities, including draft language to assist them in drafting a zoning ordinance for data centers.

I have shared my recommendations that these ordinances should consider important factors like:

- - Noise & Setbacks
  - Utility & Environmental Strains
  - How and who will monitor the Air
  - Water consumption and pollution
  - Noise pollution
  - Aesthetics and E-Waste
  - Legal Preemption

In addition to the above factors, Municipalities can adopt zoning code language that will result in the following information from applicants:

Energy Usage Plan
Thermal Impact Mitigation Plan
Water Feasibility Study, if utilizing non-public water sources
Drought Response Plan
Analysis of Wastewater Disposal Needs
Wastewater Feasibility Study, if utilizing a non-public wastewater disposal method
Pre-Construction and Post-Construction Noise Studies
Emergency Response Plan
Electronic Waste Plan
Decommissioning Plan
Community Benefits Agreement