Executive Summary (Updated August 2026)
Goldsboro Land LLC, JCO LLC, and Joseph C. Occhipinti, in partnership with Quantm Group, LLC, have formally submitted a Conditional Use Application for "Project Gold" to Covington Township. The application targets a 998.8-acre assemblage (564.1 acres in Covington's DCET district and 434.7 acres in Clifton). Reengineered from initial 2025 concepts, the current proposal calls for 6 single-story buildings (4 in Covington), 2.2 GW grid power supplied by PPL, closed-loop air cooling (~8,512 GPD domestic water draw), and 18 emergency life-safety generators.
Project Gold Data Center Report: Clifton & Covington
I. Property Assemblage
Project Gold spans contiguous parcels bounded by Interstate 380, Clifton Beach Road (S.R. 2013), Drinker Turnpike (S.R. 0435), and Dorantown/Yostville Road (S.R. 2018).
II. Property Portfolio Details
| Parcel ID | Township / Zoning | Acreage | Owner of Record / Applicant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21903-020-006.01 | Covington (DCET) | 92.43 Acres | Goldsboro Land, LLC |
| 22601-020-002 | Covington (DCET) | 104.23 Acres | Goldsboro Land, LLC |
| 22604-020-001 | Covington (DCET) | 141.40 Acres | Goldsboro Land, LLC |
| 22601-020-001 | Covington (DCET) | 104.37 Acres | Goldsboro Land, LLC |
| 22604-010-002 | Covington (DCET) | 9.69 Acres | Joseph Occhipinti (Equitable: Goldsboro Land) |
| 23202-020-001 | Covington (DCET) | 176.44 Acres | JCO, LLC (Equitable: Goldsboro Land) |
| 22604-010-002.01 | Covington (DCET) | 142.96 Acres | JCO, LLC |
Additional legal context: Pennsylvania’s public trust doctrine
Article I, Section 27 of the Pennsylvania Constitution protects the people’s rights to clean air, pure water, and environmental preservation, and places Pennsylvania’s public natural resources in trust for current and future generations.
In Pennsylvania Environmental Defense Foundation v. Commonwealth, 161 A.3d 911 (Pa. 2017), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court described the Commonwealth’s duty to conserve and maintain public natural resources. That case concerned state forest and park lands, not this private data-center proposal. Section 27 may be a legal framework for counsel to assess when government decisions could affect qualifying public resources; it does not automatically prohibit a private development or establish that a violation has occurred.
This is general legal background, not legal advice. Whether Section 27 applies to a specific Project Gold approval depends on the resources and government actions involved and should be assessed by qualified Pennsylvania counsel.
Read the Pennsylvania Supreme Court opinion (PDF)