1 data center project in Scrubgrass Township
Who decides here: the Township Supervisors (in some larger townships, the Board of Commissioners) of Scrubgrass Township votes on zoning. The Venango County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
In Scrubgrass Township
Local votes and rules
📜 Data center rules
Scrubgrass Township, which has no zoning or planning commission, adopted an ordinance to govern how data centers are sited, built and run. It came as Keel Infrastructure (formerly Bitfarms) said its site near Kennerdell could become a 1.3-gigawatt AI data center campus. No permit application had been filed as of August 2026.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Scrubgrass 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 Scrubgrass Township: Central Electric 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
- When will the remaining coal ash be removed, and what is DEP doing about the missed deadline?
- Will the plant switch to natural gas, and has DEP received permit applications for a new gas plant or pipeline?
- How much water would the campus take from the Allegheny River?
- What local approvals will Scrubgrass Township need to give, and when will it vote?
- How many diesel backup generators are planned?