NEPA Landowners Offered $175,000/Acre to Sell to Data Centers

In a report coming from Luzerne County, PA (northeastern part of the state), rural landowners in Hollenback Township are allegedly being offered $175,000 per acre to sell their property for a massive artificial intelligence (AI) data center campus. This "data center takeover" has alarmed some Luzerne County residents who fear the project will destroy the area’s rural character and strain local utility resources. The high-value offers follow months of community pushback led by State Representative Jamie Walsh (a Republican), who has criticized the secrecy surrounding these large-scale developments.

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