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1 data center project in Center Township

Who decides here: the Township Supervisors (in some larger townships, the Board of Commissioners) of Center Township votes on zoning. The Indiana County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.

In Center Township

Being built

Homer City Energy Campus (gas power plant + Amazon data center campus)

Center, Indiana County

3,200 acres · for Amazon Web Services (AWS says it is in talks; no final deal announced)

🕒 Aug 28, 2026: Amazon filed a master plan with the county for 39 two-story data center buildings on abo…

🗓️ Public meeting: Oct 14, 2026 · 5:00 PM
Indiana County Planning Commission. Anyone can come and speak.
📍 Online by Zoom (Meeting ID 823 2666 8483). Check the county planning site to confirm whether the Amazon plan is on the agenda; a past meeting on it was moved to Courtroom No. 1 at the Indiana County Court House.

Local votes and rules

✅ Approved · Indiana County

Amazon Web Services asked the Indiana County Planning Commission to approve a master land development plan for 39 data centers on about 2,200 acres at the Homer City Energy Campus. The sites are in Center and Blacklick townships, which use the county's land development rules.

Aug 27, 2026Source
Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled

What you can do

  1. Get told first.
    We'll email you if anything changes in Center Township.
  2. Go to township meetings.
    Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing.
  3. Ask questions in writing.
    Use our checklist.
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We'll email you when something changes in Center Township. Nothing else.

⚡ Your electric company

Depending on where you live in Center Township: REA Energy Co-op Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or FirstEnergy Pennsylvania (formerly Penelec) (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 per day will the power plant and the 39 data centers use from Two Lick Reservoir, and what happens in a drought?
  • Has Amazon signed a final deal with Homer City Redevelopment?
  • Will new high-voltage power lines be built, and where?
  • How many diesel backup generators will the data centers have?
  • What will the Community Benefits Agreement include, and who will sign it?
  • Was a secret deal (NDA) signed with Center Township, Black Lick Township or Indiana County?
  • What is the status of the air permit appeal at the Environmental Hearing Board?
  • Amazon filings have described both 39 buildings on about 2,200 acres and 36 buildings on about 1,100 acres. Which is the current plan?
  • Will Indiana County adopt its proposed 'large utility load' land development amendment and NDA ban (a vote was reported as planned for November 18, 2026)?
  • How much water will the new gas power plant take from Two Lick Creek each day?

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