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1 data center project in Hanover Township

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

In Hanover Township

Proposed

Prime Data Centers campus at Starpointe Business Park

Hanover, Washington County

120 acres

🕒 Oct 1, 2026: Residents' lawyers said up to 12 old gas wells may be on or near the site; the developer…

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Status unclearabout 9 miles away

Fort Cherry Development District gas power plant for data centers (Liberty Energy / Imperial Land / Range Resources)

Robinson, Washington County

🕒 April 8, 2025: Liberty Energy, Imperial Land Corporation and Range Resources announced plans for a gas …

Being builtabout 14 miles away

Project Phoenix data center campus (former Bruce Mansfield power plant)

Shippingport, Beaver County

660 acres

🕒 Sept 21, 2026: Shippingport leaders approved phase 2 of Aligned's land development plan while neighbors…

Built & runningabout 14 miles away

Mawson / Big Digital Energy bitcoin mine and AI site (Midland)

Midland, Beaver County

for Bitcoin mining and hosting customers; an unnamed AI customer

Reported in the news, not confirmed yet

Proposedabout 14 miles away

Midland data center proposal (former J&L / steel mill land)

Midland, Beaver County

🕒 2026: Residents packed a Midland Borough Council meeting about a zoning change for a data cent…

🗓️ Public meeting: Oct 2026
Hanover Township Board of Supervisors.
Prime Data Centers conditional use hearing continues; October dates not yet announced.
📍 Recent sessions were held at 6 p.m. at the Hanover Township Volunteer Fire Department hall, 9 Starck Drive, Burgettstown. The township solicitor said the board was considering up to five more hearing dates in October. Residents can speak during the public part of the hearing; residents' lawyers have party status.

Local votes and rules

✅ Approved

Hanover Township supervisors are holding hearings on Prime Data Centers' request for a conditional use permit at Starpointe Business Park. The plan is a 350-450 megawatt, eight-building data center campus on about 120-126 acres of old strip-mine land, with its own natural gas power plant.

Aug 5, 2026Source
Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled

What you can do

  1. Get told first.
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  2. Go to township meetings.
    Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing.
  3. Ask questions in writing.
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⚡ Your electric company

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

  • When is the next continued conditional use hearing, and when will supervisors vote?
  • How many old gas wells are under or near the site, and are they safe?
  • How much water will it use and from where?
  • When will DEP decide on the air permit for the 105 gas engines, and is there a public comment period?
  • Who is the tenant?
  • Was a secret deal (NDA) signed with Hanover Township or the county?

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