Prime Data Centers campus at Starpointe Business Park
Also called: Starpointe Data Center Campus, Rover-Fed
A Texas company wants to build seven data center buildings on about 120 acres at Starpointe Business Park in Hanover Township. It would make its own power with 105 gas engines. Township hearings are ongoing, and residents have raised worries about old gas wells under the site.
Where things stand: Conditional use hearings before Hanover Township supervisors began September 1, 2026 and are still going. DEP air permit for the on-site gas engines is pending.
🕒 Latest update (Oct 1, 2026): Residents' lawyers said up to 12 old gas wells may be on or near the site; the developer's engineer found one capped well. More study may be needed.
Hanover Township Board of Supervisors.
What we know
- 📍 WhereStarpointe Business Park, a former strip mine, near Star Lake, Hanover, Washington County
- 🏢 CompanyPrime Data Centers LLC (Dallas, Texas), with partner Generate Capital
- 🌳 Size120 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs450 megawatts (about as much as 360,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromIts own gas power on site: 105 natural gas engines making 350-450 megawatts, plus batteries
❓ Still unanswered
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- When is the next continued conditional use hearing, and when will supervisors vote? 🙋 I'll find out
- How many old gas wells are under or near the site, and are they safe? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much water will it use and from where? 🙋 I'll find out
- When will DEP decide on the air permit for the 105 gas engines, and is there a public comment period? 🙋 I'll find out
- Who is the tenant? 🙋 I'll find out
- Was a secret deal (NDA) signed with Hanover Township or the county? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- March 30, 2026Hanover Township passed an ordinance to regulate data centers (WTAE headline).
- Aug 5, 2026Prime Data Centers proposed a seven-building complex at Starpointe; hundreds of residents came to a township meeting.
- Sept 1, 2026Conditional use hearing began and ran more than three hours; more hearings were set for September and October.
- Sept 23, 2026Engineer testified the campus would have 1.8 million square feet in seven buildings and 105 gas engines making 350-450 megawatts. An air permit application is pending at DEP.
- Oct 1, 2026Residents' lawyers said up to 12 old gas wells may be on or near the site; the developer's engineer found one capped well. More study may be needed.
Local votes and rules
✅ Approved
Hanover Township supervisors are holding hearings on Prime Data Centers' request for a conditional use permit at Starpointe Business Park. The plan is a 350-450 megawatt, eight-building data center campus on about 120-126 acres of old strip-mine land, with its own natural gas power plant.
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Where this comes from
- Engineer testifies on Starpointe data center power generation · Observer-Reporter · Sept 23, 2026
- Starpointe data center may need further study on nearby gas wells · Observer-Reporter · Oct 1, 2026
- Starpointe Data Center Campus (Rover-Fed) · More Than Just Parks Data Center Tracker
- PA DEP Data Center Permit Tracker · Pennsylvania DEP · Oct 6, 2026
- Starpointe data center hearing set for Monday · Observer-Reporter · Aug 31, 2026
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