1 data center project in Forward Township
Who decides here: the Township Supervisors (in some larger townships, the Board of Commissioners) of Forward Township votes on zoning. The Butler County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
In Forward Township
🗓️ Public meeting: Oct 22, 2026 · 7:00 PM
Forward Township Planning Commission. Anyone can come and speak.
Forward Township Planning Commission. Anyone can come and speak.
Misty Hollow preliminary land development plan, tabled Oct. 1.
📍 Place not yet posted. The Oct. 1 meeting was moved to the Forward Township Maintenance Building because of crowds; township office is 207 Ash Stop Road, Evans City, PA 16033. Public comment is limited to Forward Township residents. Supervisors' monthly meeting is Oct. 8 at 6:30 p.m. but the plan is not on that agenda.
Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Forward 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 Forward 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.
🙋 Open tasks here
- Which companies are behind the project, and who would use the data center?
- How will wastewater be handled, and how much water will be used per day?
- Has DEP received an air permit application for the 300 megawatt gas plant?
- How loud will it be at nearby homes, day and night?
- When will the township supervisors vote?
- Was a secret deal (NDA) signed with the township?