EQT option on former Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel mill land (Mon River Industrial Park)
Also called: Mon River Industrial Park, EQT Ventures LLC, 5-Town data center
EQT Ventures holds an option to buy about 400 acres of the old Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel mill along the Monongahela River for a possible data center. The six small towns that share zoning there paused data center approvals for 12 months to write rules on noise, water, power and lighting. No plans have been filed.
Where things stand: EQT Ventures holds an option to buy the land. All six towns in the joint zoning group passed a 12-month pause on data centers in August 2026 while they write rules.
🕒 Latest update (Aug 14, 2026): Coal Center became the last of six towns (Stockdale, Roscoe, Dunlevy, Allenport, Elco, Coal Center) to unanimously approve a 12-month pause on data centers to write a curative zoning amendment.
What we know
- 📍 WhereAbout 400 acres of the former Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel mill, now Mon River Industrial Park, across Allenport, Dunlevy and Stockdale boroughs along the Monongahela River, Allenport, Washington County
- 🏢 CompanyEQT Ventures LLC (holds purchase option)
- 🏛️ Owned byEQT (reported name of option holder)
- 🌳 Size400 acres
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- What exactly does EQT Ventures plan to build, and how big would it be? 🙋 I'll find out
- Would it include a gas power plant? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much water would it take from the Monongahela River? 🙋 I'll find out
- What will the new joint zoning rules require, and when will they be voted on? 🙋 I'll find out
- Was a secret deal (NDA) signed with any of the six towns? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- July 2026Residents of the '5-Town' area packed a zoning meeting over data center concerns.
- Aug 14, 2026Coal Center became the last of six towns (Stockdale, Roscoe, Dunlevy, Allenport, Elco, Coal Center) to unanimously approve a 12-month pause on data centers to write a curative zoning amendment.
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Where this comes from
- Coal Center makes data center vote unanimous · Mon Valley Independent · Aug 14, 2026
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