No project in Penn Township, but 3 nearby
Who decides here: the Township Supervisors (in some larger townships, the Board of Commissioners) of Penn Township votes on zoning. The Westmoreland County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Elizabeth Township data center and gas plant proposal (former U.S. Steel landfill, 'Fiore Property')
Elizabeth, Allegheny County
549 acres
🕒 Oct 5, 2026: Public records showed plans for 11 to 28 two-story data center buildings (smallest optio…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Built & runningabout 12 miles awayTECfusions Keystone Connect (former Alcoa research campus)
Upper Burrell, Westmoreland County
1,395 acres
🕒 Oct 4, 2026: Draft ordinance would require 500-foot setbacks from property lines, 1,000 feet from res…
Approved, not built yetabout 14 miles awaySpringdale Dynamo data center (former Cheswick power plant)
Springdale, Allegheny County
50 acres
🕒 June 10, 2026: Developer showed new designs: generators moved to the ground, lower building, closed-loo…
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Penn 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 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.