In Archbald, a borough carved out of old anthracite country northeast of Scranton, data centers are rising on the same scarred ground that coal companies dug up and abandoned generations ago, becoming a barometer of voter sentiment as Pennsylvanians decide whom to support in November.
Kelsey Pazanski Wargo, a registered nurse who lives less than a mile from a proposed 400-acre data center complex, said in a text message that she has a simple test for the politicians presiding over the buildout: “Will NOT vote for anyone who hasn’t come out swinging against them.”
