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Whitetail Creek Data Center

Niles / Weathersfield Township, Trumbull County, Ohio · All 7 Bitdeer sites

ProposedContestedAI likelyRecord updated July 24, 2026

Whitetail Creek Data Center is a proposed data center in Niles / Weathersfield Township, Ohio (Trumbull County), operated by Bitdeer. 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

Proposed

Operator
Bitdeer
Facility type
Data center, AI use likely
Location
Niles / Weathersfield Township, Trumbull County, OH
Coordinates
41.1900, -80.7700
Power capacity
Not established from a public source
Land
Not established from a public source
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
Not established from a public source
Utility
Ohio Edison (FirstEnergy)
Power source
Grid
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
Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Whitetail Creek Data Center in Niles / Weathersfield Township, Trumbull County, Ohio is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record. Niles City Council halted annexation talks April 20, 2026 after community backlash; no formal petition, zoning, or building-permit application was ever filed with the city.

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.

Niles City Council halted annexation talks April 20, 2026 after community backlash; no formal petition, zoning, or building-permit application was ever filed with the city. Weathersfield Township passed a 6-month moratorium.

Source: WKBN

Power and water

Explicit grid interconnection agreement with FirstEnergy for 300 MW, sited on the former Ohio Edison/Niles Generating Station property (demolished 2013) specifically because it retains industrial zoning and an existing substation.

Notes on the record

1047 Belmont Ave, former Ohio Edison power plant site, straddling Weathersfield Township and Niles. Bitdeer's own business is described as 'cryptocurrency and AI cloud infrastructure.' Distinct from Bitdeer's existing tracked Clarington, OH facility. Coordinates are approximate. Operated via subsidiary Whitetail Creek LLC.

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.

  • Power capacity in megawatts
  • Cooling method and water use
  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • Land area
Which document closes each gap
Power capacity in megawatts
The utility's large load service agreement, the interconnection request in the grid operator's queue, or the electrical site plan in the permit file.
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.
Land area
The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with the county.

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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 Whitetail Creek Data Center in Niles / Weathersfield Township?

Yes. Whitetail Creek Data Center in Niles / Weathersfield Township, Trumbull County, Ohio is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record. Niles City Council halted annexation talks April 20, 2026 after community backlash; no formal petition, zoning, or building-permit application was ever filed with the city.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Whitetail Creek Data Center?

The reception note on this record refers to a court proceeding. Read it in full under opposition and litigation above, and check the sources at the foot of the page for the filing itself.

How much water does Whitetail Creek Data Center use?

No water withdrawal figure for Whitetail Creek Data Center 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 Whitetail Creek Data Center, and how big is it?

Bitdeer is the operator on record. We hold 7 sites for that company across the registry. No capacity figure is on record for this site.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Whitetail Creek Data Center," updated July 24, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/bitdeer-whitetail-creek-trumbull-county-oh.

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/bitdeer-whitetail-creek-trumbull-county-oh, 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.Niles announces decision on proposed data center annexation · WKBN · retrieved July 9, 2026
  2. 2.Business Journal Daily, "Bitdeer Eyes 'Energization' for Weathersfield Project in 2029" · retrieved July 24, 2026
  3. 3.WKBN, "AI company Bitdeer makes case for data center in Niles, Ohio" · retrieved July 24, 2026

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