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1 data center project in Springdale Borough

Who decides here: the Borough Council of Springdale Borough votes on zoning. The Allegheny County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.

In Springdale Borough

Approved, not built yet

Springdale Dynamo data center (former Cheswick power plant)

Springdale, Allegheny County

50 acres

🕒 June 10, 2026: Developer showed new designs: generators moved to the ground, lower building, closed-loo…

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Built & runningabout 7 miles away

TECfusions Keystone Connect (former Alcoa research campus)

Upper Burrell, Westmoreland County

1,395 acres

🕒 Oct 4, 2026: Draft ordinance would require 500-foot setbacks from property lines, 1,000 feet from res…

🗓️ Next meeting of the people who decide: Oct 20, 2026 · 6:00 PM
Springdale Borough Council. We don't know yet if Springdale Dynamo data center (former Cheswick power plant) is on the agenda. Call the office to check before you go.
📍 Springdale Borough Municipal Building, 325 School Street, Springdale, PA 15144. Council meets the third Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m.; public comment on agenda items only, 3 minutes each. Budget meetings Oct. 7, 14 and 21 at 6 p.m. The final land development decision is with Allegheny County's Economic Development Planning Division; its public hearing (expected fall 2026) has not been scheduled publicly yet.

Local votes and rules

📌 Other · Allegheny County

Allegheny County is writing a model data center zoning ordinance that its 130 municipalities can choose to use. It would define data centers and may suggest setbacks and height limits, but it is not binding.

2026Source

✅ Approved

Springdale council voted 5-2 to approve a conditional use permit for a large data center at the old Cheswick coal power plant site. Residents who spoke opposed it, but most council members said a denial would likely be overturned in court.

Dec 16, 2025Source
Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled

What you can do

  1. Get told first.
    We'll email you if anything changes in Springdale Borough.
  2. Go to borough meetings.
    Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing.
  3. Ask questions in writing.
    Use our checklist.
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We'll email you when something changes in Springdale Borough. Nothing else.

⚡ Your electric company

Depending on where you live in Springdale Borough: FirstEnergy Pennsylvania (formerly Penn Power) (company) or FirstEnergy Pennsylvania (formerly West Penn Power) (company) or Duquesne Light Co. (company).

Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Pennsylvania.

🙋 Open tasks here

  • When is the Allegheny County public hearing on the land development plan?
  • Will the Allegheny County Health Department require an air permit for the diesel generators, and how many generators are planned?
  • Who is the tenant or end user?
  • Where will the water come from and how much will it use per day?
  • Will new power lines or a new substation be needed?
  • Was a secret deal (NDA) signed with the borough?
  • Will the project ask for a tax break?
  • Which water company will supply the Springdale data center, and how many gallons a day will it need for top-ups once running?

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