Keel Sharon AI data center (former Westinghouse plant, Clark Street)
Also called: Bitfarms Sharon, Keel Sharon Data Center Expansion
A former bitcoin mine on old Westinghouse plant land in Sharon is being turned into a 110 megawatt AI data center. The zoning board approved it with limits on noise and a ban on using river water. Construction is expected to start in late 2026.
Where things stand: Sharon zoning board approved it with conditions in April 2026. Company's filing says it now has zoning and land development approvals; construction expected to start in late 2026.
🕒 Latest update (June 29, 2026): Bitcoin mining at Sharon stopped; the company plans to turn the 110 megawatt site into an AI computing center.
What we know
- 📍 WhereClark Street, former Westinghouse Electric plant, Sharon, Mercer County
- 🏢 CompanyKeel Infrastructure (formerly Bitfarms)
- 🏛️ Owned byKeel Infrastructure Corp. (Nasdaq: KEEL)
- 🌳 Size18 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs110 megawatts (about as much as 88,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromElectric grid; two new 80 megawatt substations planned on site
- 💧 WaterNot allowed to use water from the nearby river (zoning condition) · 1,000 gallons a day
- ❄️ CoolingClosed-loop cooling required by zoning conditions
❓ Still unanswered
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- Did Sharon City Council and the Mercer County Regional Planning Commission give final approval, and when? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much water will the closed-loop cooling use, and from which water company? 🙋 I'll find out
- How many diesel backup generators will be installed? 🙋 I'll find out
- Who is the tenant? 🙋 I'll find out
- Was a secret deal (NDA) signed with the city? 🙋 I'll find out
- Which water company will supply the Keel Sharon data center? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Oct 2025Bitfarms took over the Clark Street site, which already ran a 30 megawatt bitcoin mine.
- April 2026Keel's operations vice president said the closed-loop system would use about 1,000 gallons of water a day.
- April 27, 2026Sharon zoning board approved the AI data center with a 70-decibel noise cap, closed-loop cooling and no river water. Mercer County planners, Sharon planners and city council still had to review it.
- June 29, 2026Bitcoin mining at Sharon stopped; the company plans to turn the 110 megawatt site into an AI computing center.
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Where this comes from
- Keel wins zoning approval for AI data center expansion at former bitcoin mine · The Energy Mag · April 29, 2026
- Keel Infrastructure Corp. Form 10-Q (quarter ended June 30, 2026) · U.S. SEC · 2026
- Zoning board of Sharon, PA approves planned expansion of Keel Infrastructure's data center · DatacenterDynamics · April 2026
- PA DEP Data Center Permit Tracker · Pennsylvania DEP · Oct 6, 2026
- Billion-dollar data center plans moving forward in Sharon · WFMJ · April 2026
- Keel wins zoning approval for AI data center expansion at former bitcoin mine · The Energy Mag · April 29, 2026
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