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Ardent Data Centers Pittsburgh (McKees Rocks)

McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

OperatingNo reception on recordAI confirmedRecord updated August 17, 2026

Ardent Data Centers Pittsburgh (McKees Rocks) is an operating data center in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), operated by Ardent Data Centers (Northern Data Group). The public record puts it at 20 MW planned, 7.5 acres.

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Facility record

Operating

Operator
Ardent Data Centers (Northern Data Group)
Facility type
Data center, AI use confirmed
Location
McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, PA
Coordinates
40.4646, -80.0810 (approximate)
Power capacity
5 MW operating; 20 MW planned
Land
7.5 acres
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
Not established from a public source
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
No reception on record
Source confidence
Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

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. January 22, 2024
    Operating
    Acquisition of the existing Pennsylvania data center completed; conversion to a high-density HPC facility expected complete Q4 2024, scaling to 20 MW. Source: Northern Data Group via PR Newswire

Opposition and litigation at this site

Nothing on record as of August 17, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Ardent Data Centers Pittsburgh (McKees Rocks) in McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

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Power and water

High-density HPC build using rear-door heat exchangers and direct-to-chip liquid cooling; operator target PUE of 1.2 or lower.

Notes on the record

41,000 sq ft building on 7.5 acres in McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, acquired by Ardent (Northern Data Group) in January 2024 with 5 MW in place and a phased path to 20 MW. Purpose-built for GPU/HPC workloads at 135 kW+ rack densities. Street address is reported by third-party directories as 615 McMichael Road but was not confirmed in the sources cited here, so it is omitted.

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
  • How the community has received it
  • 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.
How the community has received it
Planning commission and governing body minutes, public comment records, and any petition or lawsuit filed in the county.
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 Ardent Data Centers Pittsburgh (McKees Rocks) data center in McKees Rocks?

Nothing on record as of August 17, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Ardent Data Centers Pittsburgh (McKees Rocks) in McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Ardent Data Centers Pittsburgh (McKees Rocks) data center?

No lawsuit over Ardent Data Centers Pittsburgh (McKees Rocks) appears in the record we track as of August 17, 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 Ardent Data Centers Pittsburgh (McKees Rocks) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Ardent Data Centers Pittsburgh (McKees Rocks) 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 Ardent Data Centers Pittsburgh (McKees Rocks), and how big is it?

Ardent Data Centers (Northern Data Group) is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 20 MW. The site is recorded at 7.5 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Ardent Data Centers Pittsburgh (McKees Rocks)," updated August 17, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/ardent-pittsburgh-mckees-rocks-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/ardent-pittsburgh-mckees-rocks-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.Ardent Data Centers, a Northern Data Group company, completes acquisition of Pennsylvania data center · Northern Data Group via PR Newswire · retrieved August 17, 2026
  2. 2.Data Centers in Pennsylvania, Project List & Locations (HPC data center, Northern Data, Allegheny, 20 MW) · Cleanview · retrieved August 17, 2026

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