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PPL Advanced Data Center Pipeline

Sector: Wind • Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

Source: Utility Dive

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PPL Electric's advanced stage data center pipeline in Pennsylvania has grown to 28.3 GW by 2034, up from 25.2 GW three months ago. The pipeline includes projects with signed agreements with developers, and PPL will be paid for project-related work even if projects do not advance. The pipeline ramps up from 0.6 GW expected online this year to 20.7 GW in 2030. The joint venture with Blackstone Infra

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Prospective
Sector
Wind, Power Generation (CCGT), Data Center, Power Transmission
Location
Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Utility Dive

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The project “PPL Advanced Data Center Pipeline” is an infrastructure initiative in the Wind sector, located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Utility Dive.

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2026-07-22

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PPL Electric's advanced stage data center pipeline in Pennsylvania has grown to 28.3 GW by 2034, up from 25.2 GW three months ago. The pipeline includes projects with signed agreements with developers, and PPL will be paid for project-related work even if projects do not advance. The pipeline ramps up from 0.6 GW expected online this year to 20.7 GW in 2030. The joint venture with Blackstone Infrastructure is securing gas turbines for power plants to serve data centers, with multiple gas turbine reservation agreements executed and generation projects submitted into PJM's interconnection queue. An initial project announcement is expected in 2026. About 5 GW of the advanced stage projects are under construction. PPL has contracts with major data center companies including QTS Data Centers, Amazon Web Services, PowerHouse Data Centers, and CoreWeave.

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United States of America (USA)

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Pennsylvania

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Allentown

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Wind, Power Generation (CCGT), Data Center, Power Transmission

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2026-05-14

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