1 data center project in Clarion Borough
Who decides here: the Borough Council of Clarion Borough votes on zoning. The Clarion County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
In Clarion Borough
🗓️ Next meeting of the people who decide: Nov 2026 · 7:00 PM
Clarion Borough Council. We don't know yet if Glassworks Data Campus (former Owens-Illinois glass plant) is on the agenda. Call the office to check before you go.
Clarion Borough Council. We don't know yet if Glassworks Data Campus (former Owens-Illinois glass plant) is on the agenda. Call the office to check before you go.
Regular monthly meeting.
📍 Assembly Room of the Clarion Free Library. Council meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. (moved when it falls on Election Day, as in 2025), plus the third Tuesday at 7 p.m. when needed (announced at the prior meeting). The October regular meeting was Oct. 6.
Local votes and rules
📜 Data center rules
Clarion Borough Council voted 6-0 for Ordinance 2025-851. It allows data centers only in the Commercial and Industrial (CI) zone, keeping them out of neighborhoods. Council members called it a first step and said the county planning office would review any big project.
Jan 20, 2026Source
Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Clarion 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 Clarion Borough: Central Electric Co-op, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or FirstEnergy Pennsylvania (formerly West 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
- Has any data center company agreed to use the site?
- Would a gas power plant be built on site?
- How would 1.2 million gallons a day affect the Clarion River and local water customers?
- What does Clarion Borough's January 2026 data center ordinance require?
- Was a secret deal (NDA) signed with the borough?