No project in Mahoning Township, but 4 nearby
Who decides here: the Township Supervisors (in some larger townships, the Board of Commissioners) of Mahoning Township votes on zoning. The Lawrence County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Saadia Holdings 'mini data center' proposal
Union, Lawrence County
🕒 Sept 21, 2026: Saadia Holdings presented its plan for a 'mini data center' in Union Township.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Status unclearabout 6 miles awayStonebridge data center campus at Powder Mill Works (former dynamite factory)
North Beaver, Lawrence County
🕒 Sept 10, 2026: North Beaver zoning hearing board denied the developer's appeal; Mahoning's board also d…
Proposedabout 14 miles awaySwitch Big Beaver data center campus (former Pitt Race track)
Big Beaver, Beaver County
382 acres
🕒 Aug 24, 2026: Switch filed plans for three buildings of about 201,690 square feet each, with 270 megaw…
Approved, not built yetabout 15 miles awayKeel Sharon AI data center (former Westinghouse plant, Clark Street)
Sharon, Mercer County
18 acres
🕒 June 29, 2026: Bitcoin mining at Sharon stopped; the company plans to turn the 110 megawatt site into a…
Local votes and rules
🗺️ Zoning change
Mahoning Township supervisors held a public hearing on zoning changes to cover data centers. Residents raised worries about water and a possible Amazon project on Baird Road; county planning review was not yet finished.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Mahoning 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
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.