QTS Salem Township Campus Data Center 1.5GW Pennsylvania

Status: Approved / Interconnection & Pre-Construction Phase   |   Location: Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant, near Berwick, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania 18603, USA (Exact parcel coordinates confidential/proprietary)

Project Overview

The QTS Salem Township Campus is a gigawatt-scale digital infrastructure development planned for a strategic site adjacent to the Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant in Salem Township, near Berwick, Pennsylvania, United States. Promoted by QTS Data Centers in partnership with nuclear energy operator Talen Energy, the project is designed around the co-location of large-scale computing infrastructure and nuclear power generation. With a proposed power capacity of up to 1,500 MW (1.5 GW), the campus reflects the growing demand for energy-intensive data centers capable of supporting artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and hyperscale cloud computing workloads.

The project’s proximity to the Susquehanna nuclear facility highlights the increasingly important relationship between power availability and data center development. AI model training, advanced computing, and cloud services require substantial electricity to operate large clusters of servers and associated infrastructure. Access to a significant power supply can therefore be a critical consideration when planning campuses at this scale. Through its partnership with Talen Energy, QTS is pursuing a development model that brings digital infrastructure closer to a major nuclear generation asset, although the final power delivery arrangements, implementation schedule, and allocation of capacity remain important factors in determining the campus’s operational configuration.

The proposed 1.5 GW capacity places the Salem Township Campus among the largest planned data center developments of its kind in North America. Its focus on AI, machine learning, and hyperscale cloud workloads aligns with the expanding infrastructure requirements of advanced computing and digital services. The Pennsylvania location also adds to the state’s role in the evolving data center and energy landscape. As the project advances, its eventual scale and contribution to the regional market will depend on construction progress, grid and power infrastructure arrangements, regulatory requirements, and the delivery of supporting facilities. If developed as planned, the campus would represent a major convergence of nuclear energy and high-density digital infrastructure.

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