Bitdeer data center at former Niles power plant site

Also called: Whitetail Creek LLC, Bitdeer Niles/Weathersfield

Bitdeer bought the old Niles power plant land and planned a 300-megawatt AI computing center there by late 2028. Most of the land is in Weathersfield Township, where zoning does not allow data centers. Niles dropped the annexation, and both places paused data centers.

✔ ConfirmedSourceLast checked: Oct 6, 2026

Where things stand: On hold. Niles dropped the annexation, and Niles and Weathersfield both paused data centers in May 2026. Bitdeer has not said it quit.

🕒 Latest update (May 2026): Niles City Council passed a 180-day pause on data centers. Weathersfield trustees passed a six-month pause.

What we know

📍 Where1047 Belmont Ave., former Ohio Edison power plant. One parcel is in Niles and three are in Weathersfield Township., Weathersfield, Trumbull County
🏢 CompanyWhitetail Creek LLC
🏛️ Owned byBitdeer Technologies
🌳 Size42.6 acres
⚡ Power it needs300 megawatts (about as much as 240,000 homes)

❓ Still unanswered

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Will Bitdeer ask Weathersfield for a zoning variance after the pause ends? 🙋 I'll find out
How much water would the site use? A council member cited 500,000 gallons a day; the company has not confirmed a number publicly. 🙋 I'll find out

What happened so far

May 5, 2025
A Bitdeer company bought 42.6 acres in Niles and Weathersfield for $3.4 million.
April 15, 2026
Bitdeer presented the project to Niles City Council.
April 19, 2026
Weathersfield trustees said township zoning does not allow data centers on the land.
April 20, 2026
Niles said it will take no further action on annexing the township land.
May 2026
Niles City Council passed a 180-day pause on data centers. Weathersfield trustees passed a six-month pause.

Local votes and rules

⏸️ Pause on new data centers

Township trustees passed a six-month pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It is set to end in October 2026.

April 2026

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Where this comes from

Weathersfield Trustees Say Zoning Doesn't Allow Data Center · The Business Journal · April 20, 2026
City of Niles: 'No further action' on proposed annexation related to Bitdeer data center project · WFMJ · April 20, 2026
Niles OKs data center moratorium · Tribune Chronicle · May 2026
Weathersfield adopts moratorium on data centers · The Vindicator · May 2026

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