A developer wants to build a hyperscale data center campus across hundreds of acres of conservation and agricultural land in Ransom Twp., Pa., near the border with Old Forge, bringing data centers and arrays of batteries to Bald Mountain.

Part of the land is included in a proposed pumped-storage hydroelectric project that would use water from the Old Forge Borehole to generate an estimated 184 megawatts of electricity for up to 10 hours a day. The project would span Lackawanna and Luzerne counties.

A site plan filed July 7 with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the "Old Forge Pumped Storage Project." The plan depicts infrastructure in Ransom Twp., Duryea and Old Forge. (SCREENSHOT VIA FERC FILING)
A site plan filed July 7 with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the “Old Forge Pumped Storage Project.” The plan depicts infrastructure in Ransom Twp., Duryea and Old Forge. (SCREENSHOT VIA FERC FILING)

Mudiita Land Venture LLC, a Carbon County-based firm with a parent company in New Jersey, spent $2.4 million on 528.6 acres south of Ransom Road and west of South Keyser Avenue, according to a deed dated July 14 and recorded with Lackawanna County on Monday. The company bought the land from KF Real Estate LLC. James G. Keisling signed the deed as a member of KF.

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