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No project in Rochester Borough, but 6 nearby

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

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Proposedabout 6 miles away

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 away

Project 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 away

Mawson / 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 away

Switch 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 away

Midland 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 15 miles away

Misty 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…

Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled

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⚡ Your electric company

Depending on where you live in 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.