Pittsburgh-area hyperscale data center gets green light
News Clip90.5 WESA·Springdale, Allegheny County, PA·12/16/2025
A controversial data center has won approval from the Springdale borough council in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The council voted 5-2 to grant a conditional use permit to Allegheny DC Property Company to build a 565,000-square-foot data center at the site of the former Cheswick Generating Station. The planned data center could demand as much power as more than 140,000 homes, and faced opposition from over a dozen residents who urged the council to vote against it during a public comment period.
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A controversial data center project has been approved by the Springdale borough council in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, despite opposition from local residents. The 565,000-square-foot data center will be built on the site of the former Cheswick Generating Station, potentially drawing as much power as 140,000 homes. Several council members said they voted in favor to avoid a lawsuit, even though they did not want the data center in the community. Residents voiced concerns about health risks, noise, and doubts about promised tax revenue, but the council determined the project met legal requirements for approval.