Data Center Registry
Powder Mills Data Center Campus
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
Powder Mills Data Center Campus is a proposed data center in Pennsylvania (Lawrence County), operated by Stonebridge Associates. The public record puts it at 569 acres, a reported $15 billion investment. It is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation.
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Facility record
Proposed
- Operator
- Stonebridge Associates
- Facility type
- Data center
- Location
- Lawrence County, PA
- Coordinates
- 40.9915, -80.4272
- Power capacity
- Not established from a public source
- Land
- 569 acres
- Investment
- $15 billion
- Announced
- Not established from a public source
- Utility
- Penn Power (FirstEnergy)
- Cooling
- Not established from a public source
- Water use
- Not established from a public source
- Jobs
- 3,000 construction
- Public subsidy
- Not established from a public source
- Community reception
- In litigation
- 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.
- 2026ProposedStonebridge Associates proposed a 16-building data center campus plus substation on the 569-acre former American Cyanamid 'Powder Mills' explosives site. Source: Data Center Dynamics
Opposition and litigation at this site
Yes. Powder Mills Data Center Campus in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation. North Beaver and Mahoning townships amended their ordinances to impose stricter data-center regulations; Stonebridge has separate lawsuits pending against both townships disputing whether its plans were filed before those ordinance changes took effect (as of July 2026).
How the community has taken it
Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: in litigation means the facility is or has been the subject of a lawsuit related to its siting, permitting, or operation.
North Beaver and Mahoning townships amended their ordinances to impose stricter data-center regulations; Stonebridge has separate lawsuits pending against both townships disputing whether its plans were filed before those ordinance changes took effect (as of July 2026).
Notes on the record
569-acre parcel off Route 551 (3478 Howard Drive), split between North Beaver and Mahoning Townships; 16 data-center buildings plus an electrical substation; developer cites >$15B investment and 3,000-4,000 construction/permanent jobs. Site requires environmental remediation from prior explosives manufacturing.
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
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.
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Questions people ask about this site
Is there opposition to the Powder Mills Data Center Campus in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania?
Yes. Powder Mills Data Center Campus in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation. North Beaver and Mahoning townships amended their ordinances to impose stricter data-center regulations; Stonebridge has separate lawsuits pending against both townships disputing whether its plans were filed before those ordinance changes took effect (as of July 2026).
Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Powder Mills Data Center Campus?
Yes. This site is recorded as being in litigation. The case, the court, and the filings we hold are listed on this page under the timeline and the sources.
How much water does Powder Mills Data Center Campus use?
No water withdrawal figure for Powder Mills Data Center Campus 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 Powder Mills Data Center Campus, and how big is it?
Stonebridge Associates is the operator on record. No capacity figure is on record for this site. The site is recorded at 569 acres.
How to cite this page
SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Powder Mills Data Center Campus," updated July 26, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/stonebridge-powder-mills-lawrence-county-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/stonebridge-powder-mills-lawrence-county-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.Data center campus proposed at former dynamite factory site in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved July 17, 2026
- 2.Stonebridge presents data center plans, details · New Castle News (ncnewsonline.com) · retrieved July 17, 2026
- 3.Lawrence County parcel/GIS record (parcel 26132000) · Lawrence County GIS / Assessor · retrieved July 18, 2026
- 4.HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (ORNL/DOE-CESER, 2023-08 vintage) · Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) / HIFLD · retrieved July 23, 2026
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