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County: Data center substation construction began without approval

Union County commissioners say work on a substation for a proposed data center campus in Allenwood started before approval was granted.

Published Oct 14, 2026, 8:40 PM EDT | LehighValleyLive

ALLENWOOD — Construction of an electrical substation by the developer of a proposed data center campus in a Union County business park was started without a necessary approval, the county commissioners say.

Work already had started when the commissioners on Oct. 6 denied the request by PNK Group for approval for the substation.