No project in East Rochester Borough, but 6 nearby
Who decides here: the Borough Council of East Rochester Borough votes on zoning. The Beaver County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Aliquippa data center and gas plant proposal (former J&L Steel mill site)
Aliquippa, Beaver County
89 acres
🕒 2025: Developers said they hoped to start building on the old mill land later in 2025, with a …
Being builtabout 9 miles awayProject Phoenix data center campus (former Bruce Mansfield power plant)
Shippingport, Beaver County
660 acres
🕒 Sept 21, 2026: Shippingport leaders approved phase 2 of Aligned's land development plan while neighbors…
Built & runningabout 10 miles awayMawson / Big Digital Energy bitcoin mine and AI site (Midland)
Midland, Beaver County
for Bitcoin mining and hosting customers; an unnamed AI customer
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Proposedabout 11 miles awaySwitch Big Beaver data center campus (former Pitt Race track)
Big Beaver, Beaver County
382 acres
🕒 Aug 24, 2026: Switch filed plans for three buildings of about 201,690 square feet each, with 270 megaw…
Proposedabout 11 miles awayMidland data center proposal (former J&L / steel mill land)
Midland, Beaver County
🕒 2026: Residents packed a Midland Borough Council meeting about a zoning change for a data cent…
Proposedabout 14 miles awayMisty Hollow Energy and Data Campus
Forward, Butler County
274 acres
🕒 Oct 1, 2026: Planning commission heard 45 speakers, nearly all against, and tabled its recommendation…
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in East Rochester Borough. - Go to borough meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in East Rochester Borough: Duquesne Light Co. (company) or FirstEnergy Pennsylvania (formerly Penn Power) (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Pennsylvania.