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Springdale Data Center (former Cheswick Generating Station)

Springdale, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

PermittedContestedAI likelyRecord updated September 12, 2026

Springdale Data Center (former Cheswick Generating Station) is a permitted data center in Springdale, Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), operated by Allegheny DC Property Co., LLC. The public record puts it at announced September 2025, 180 MW planned, 47 acres. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.

Every line on this page traces to a public source listed at the bottom. Where a figure was looked for and not found, the row says so. A blank is never a zero.

Facility record

Permitted

Operator
Allegheny DC Property Co., LLC
Facility type
Data center, AI use likely
Location
Springdale, Allegheny County, PA
Coordinates
40.5425, -79.7844 (approximate)
Power capacity
180 MW planned
Land
47 acres
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
September 2025
Utility
Not established from a public source
Cooling
Not established from a public source
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
Not established from a public source
Public subsidy
Not established from a public source
Community reception
Contested
Source confidence
Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

  1. September 12, 2026
    Permitted
    Springdale Borough Council voted 5-2 on December 16, 2025 to grant Allegheny DC Property Company a conditional use permit for the data center at the former Cheswick Generating Station, moving it past 'proposed'. Source: The Allegheny Front
  2. September 2025
    Proposed
    Conditional use application presented to Springdale planning commission; recommendation delayed to gather studies and resident comment. Source: 90.5 WESA

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Springdale Data Center (former Cheswick Generating Station) in Springdale, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Residents raised noise, air quality, water use and grid-reliability concerns at planning commission and council hearings; a Change.org petition against the project gathered more than 300 signatures.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.

Residents raised noise, air quality, water use and grid-reliability concerns at planning commission and council hearings; a Change.org petition against the project gathered more than 300 signatures.

Source: 90.5 WESA

Notes on the record

A 565,000 sq ft data center building plus a 200,000 sq ft cooling and facility-management building on the 47-acre former Cheswick Generating Station site in Springdale Borough. Allegheny DC Property Co., LLC is owned by investment firm Davidson Kempner. The proposal states the facility would be used largely for AI development.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

  • Cooling method and water use
  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • Which utility serves it
Which document closes each gap
Cooling method and water use
The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised
The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
Which utility serves it
The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

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Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Springdale Data Center (former Cheswick Generating Station) in Springdale?

Yes. Springdale Data Center (former Cheswick Generating Station) in Springdale, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Residents raised noise, air quality, water use and grid-reliability concerns at planning commission and council hearings; a Change.org petition against the project gathered more than 300 signatures.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Springdale Data Center (former Cheswick Generating Station)?

No lawsuit over Springdale Data Center (former Cheswick Generating Station) appears in the record we track as of September 12, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does Springdale Data Center (former Cheswick Generating Station) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Springdale Data Center (former Cheswick Generating Station) is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Springdale Data Center (former Cheswick Generating Station), and how big is it?

Allegheny DC Property Co., LLC is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 180 MW. The site is recorded at 47 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Springdale Data Center (former Cheswick Generating Station)," updated September 12, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/allegheny-dc-springdale-cheswick-pa.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/allegheny-dc-springdale-cheswick-pa, retrieved September 14, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

  1. 1.Coal plant to data center: Allegheny County community voices concern · 90.5 WESA · retrieved August 17, 2026
  2. 2.From coal plant to data center: An Allegheny County community voices concern · The Allegheny Front · retrieved August 17, 2026
  3. 3.Pennsylvania data center plans face delays as officials review former power station project · BlackRidge Research · retrieved August 17, 2026
  4. 4.Springdale data center gets green light · The Allegheny Front · retrieved September 12, 2026

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