1 data center project in Shippingport Borough
Who decides here: the Borough Council of Shippingport Borough votes on zoning. The Beaver County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
In Shippingport Borough
Nearby (within 15 miles)
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 3 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 9 miles awayAliquippa 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 …
Proposedabout 14 miles awayPrime Data Centers campus at Starpointe Business Park
Hanover, Washington County
120 acres
🕒 Oct 1, 2026: Residents' lawyers said up to 12 old gas wells may be on or near the site; the developer…
Local votes and rules
✅ Approved
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.
📜 Data center rules
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.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Shippingport 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 Shippingport 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.
🙋 Open tasks here
- How much water will the campus and gas plant take from the Ohio River each day?
- Has DEP issued an air permit for the gas power plant or fuel cells?
- Who is the tenant (which tech company)?
- How many diesel backup generators will there be?
- Was a secret deal (NDA) signed with Shippingport Borough or Beaver County?
- Will the project get a property tax break (such as KOZ or LERTA)?