Misty Hollow Energy and Data Campus
Developers want to build a 1 million square foot data center with its own 300 megawatt gas power plant on a former dairy farm in Forward Township. Residents packed meetings to oppose it. The township planning commission delayed its decision and meets again October 22, 2026.
Where things stand: Preliminary plans filed. Forward Township Planning Commission tabled its recommendation on October 1, 2026 after a packed meeting; it meets again October 22.
🕒 Latest update (Oct 1, 2026): Planning commission heard 45 speakers, nearly all against, and tabled its recommendation until the developer answers the township engineer's review letter.
Forward Township Planning Commission. Anyone can come and speak.
What we know
- 📍 WhereFormer dairy farm along Prospect Road (PA Route 528), next to a PennEnergy Resources gas well pad, Forward, Butler County
- 🏢 CompanyA Florida LLC and a Coraopolis microgrid company (names not confirmed by us)
- 🌳 Size274 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs300 megawatts (about as much as 240,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes from300 megawatt gas power plant on site, off the grid ('behind the meter'), tied to a nearby shale gas well pad
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Which companies are behind the project, and who would use the data center? 🙋 I'll find out
- How will wastewater be handled, and how much water will be used per day? 🙋 I'll find out
- Has DEP received an air permit application for the 300 megawatt gas plant? 🙋 I'll find out
- How loud will it be at nearby homes, day and night? 🙋 I'll find out
- When will the township supervisors vote? 🙋 I'll find out
- Was a secret deal (NDA) signed with the township? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Sept 19, 2026Butler Eagle reported a 'massive data center' proposed in Forward Township.
- Sept 23, 2026Plans show a 1 million square foot data center with a 300 megawatt gas plant tied to a PennEnergy Resources well pad.
- Sept 24, 2026First planning commission meeting was called off because too many people came.
- Oct 1, 2026Planning commission heard 45 speakers, nearly all against, and tabled its recommendation until the developer answers the township engineer's review letter.
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Where this comes from
- Forward Township Tables Vote On Data Center Plans · ButlerRadio.com · Oct 2, 2026
- Butler Co. Data Center Plans 300 MW Behind-the-Meter Gas Plant · Marcellus Drilling News · Sept 23, 2026
- Misty Hollow Energy and Data Campus · More Than Just Parks Data Center Tracker
- Planning Commission Meeting (township calendar) · Forward Township, Butler County · Oct 6, 2026
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