No project in Adams Township, but 2 nearby
Who decides here: the Township Supervisors (in some larger townships, the Board of Commissioners) of Adams Township votes on zoning. The Butler County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
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…
Proposedabout 15 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 …
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Adams Township supervisors unanimously approved a 180-day pause on six kinds of development, including data centers and power plants. The township plans to update its zoning rules during the pause.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Adams Township. - Go to township 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 Adams Township: FirstEnergy Pennsylvania (formerly Penn Power) (company) or Central Electric Co-op, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Pennsylvania.