O&G Industries data center site on Lopus Road
Also called: CT Data Center LLC, 1 Lopus Road
O&G Industries owns 49 acres off Lopus Road and is marketing it as a large data center site with fuel cells. In 2022 the town approved a deal for a smaller data center there, but it never happened. Officials say no application has been filed now.
Where things stand: Land is being marketed as a data center site. Town says no application has been filed.
🕒 Latest update (Sept 14, 2026): Residents asked selectmen to consider a data center moratorium.
What we know
- 📍 Where1 Lopus Road, former gravel pits near Gruber Road and Railroad Avenue, Beacon Falls, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
- 🏢 CompanyO&G Industries (CT Data Center LLC)
- 🌳 Size49 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs100 megawatts (about as much as 80,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromListings mention up to 100 MW of utility power and about 33 fuel cells on site.
- 💸 Tax breaksA 2022 host fee deal (for a smaller 32 MW plan) would have paid the town $1.5M, $2M, then $2.5M a year. That plan never went forward.
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Will O&G or a buyer file a data center application? 🙋 I'll find out
- Is the 2022 host fee agreement still in force? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- April 21, 2022Residents at a town meeting unanimously approved a host fee agreement for a 32 MW data center on this land. The project did not go forward.
- Aug 2026Town held a public information meeting stressing that no formal application is pending; the company says it is marketing the site as a data center.
- Sept 14, 2026Residents asked selectmen to consider a data center moratorium.
Local votes and rules
🤝 Agreement with the company
Residents at a town meeting voted unanimously to let selectmen sign a host fee deal for a 32 MW data center on Lopus Road. It promised the town $6 million over three years, then over $2.5 million a year. The project never went forward. In 2026 residents asked selectmen for a moratorium; no vote was reported.
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Where this comes from
- CT town turns against data centers: 'Yes, please' becomes 'No way' · Hartford Courant · Sept 21, 2026
- Host Municipality Fee Agreement MOU - CT Data Center at Beacon Falls · Town of Beacon Falls · 2022
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