Residents packed a Midland council meeting over a proposed zoning change that would let Fezzik Energy build a data center at a former steel mill site. Council sent the request to the borough and county planning commissions and set a public hearing for September 10.

2026Source

✅ Approved · Shippingport Borough

Shippingport council approved Aligned Data Centers' plan for up to three data center buildings, about 2 million square feet in total. The project, called Project Phoenix, includes its own natural gas power plant.

Dec 2025Source

🗺️ Zoning change · Big Beaver Borough

Big Beaver council passed Ordinance 245, changing zoning so data centers are allowed in a commercial district. Switch has since proposed a data center campus at the former Pittsburgh International Race Complex, drawing a crowd of about 100 opponents in June 2026.

Sept 16, 2025Source

📜 Data center rules · Shippingport Borough

Shippingport passed its first data center zoning law in March 2025. It was written before the borough learned about Aligned's plan for a huge campus next to the closed Bruce Mansfield power plant.

March 2025Source

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