# Springdale Data Center (former Cheswick Generating Station) > Approved: a 180 MW data center in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (2 sources). Sources and dates on every fact. Page: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/springdale-data-center-former-cheswick-generating-station-pa-dc_a738a92c2f80 Markdown: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/springdale-data-center-former-cheswick-generating-station-pa-dc_a738a92c2f80.md Updated: Nov 3, 2026 Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records Allegheny DC Property Co., LLC has approval for a 180 MW data center in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (approved). 2 sources report this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker. (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Pennsylvania DEP Data Center Permit Tracker record (state government data), as of Nov 2, 2026) ## Facts - **Operator:** Allegheny DC Property Co., LLC (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Pennsylvania DEP Data Center Permit Tracker record (state government data), as of Sep 12, 2026) - **Stage:** Approved (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 12, 2026) - **Reported capacity:** 180 MW (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 12, 2026) - **Site area:** 47 acres (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Announced:** Dec 8, 2025 (Pennsylvania DEP Data Center Permit Tracker record (state government data), as of Dec 8, 2025) - **City:** Springdale (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Pennsylvania DEP Data Center Permit Tracker record (state government data), as of Sep 12, 2026) - **County:** Allegheny (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Pennsylvania DEP Data Center Permit Tracker record (state government data), as of Sep 12, 2026) - **State:** Pennsylvania (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Pennsylvania DEP Data Center Permit Tracker record (state government data), as of Sep 12, 2026) - **Location precision:** Street address reported (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Community response:** Local opposition reported (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **AI workload:** Likely AI or machine-learning workload (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 12, 2026) - **Facility type:** AI data center (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Pennsylvania DEP review:** Permit applications under DEP review (Pennsylvania DEP Data Center Permit Tracker record (state government data), as of Dec 8, 2025) - **Pennsylvania DEP permits on file:** 5 (Pennsylvania DEP Data Center Permit Tracker record (state government data), as of Dec 8, 2025) ## What each source reports | Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Compute Atlas | Springdale Data Center (former Cheswick Generating Station) | Approved | 180 MW | | Pennsylvania DEP | Springdale Data Center (Allegheny DC Property Co. LLC) | Proposed | Not reported | ## Questions this page answers ### Is Springdale Data Center (former Cheswick Generating Station) under construction? No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Compute Atlas (Sep 12, 2026) reports it as approved. The sources disagree: Pennsylvania DEP reports proposed. ### Who is building Springdale Data Center (former Cheswick Generating Station)? Allegheny DC Property Co., LLC is the operator. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does. ### Which carriers serve Springdale Data Center (former Cheswick Generating Station)? No public record names them yet. They show here when a filing does. ### How do contractors on Springdale Data Center (former Cheswick Generating Station) get paid sooner? The owner pays the general contractor, and the general contractor pays its subcontractors. Once your customer approves your invoice, certify it with Kapwork. Funders compete to fund it, so you don't wait for the payment date. Free for businesses. Kapwork doesn't lend and doesn't contact your customer. ## Latest updates - **Dec 8, 2025:** [Reported as announced](https://gis.dep.pa.gov/DataCenterPermitTracker/) - [Reported as announced](https://www.wesanews.org/environment-energy/2025-09-29/allegheny-county-springdale-cheswick-data-center-concern). Reported for 2025-09. ## Related records - [1205 Commonwealth Dr. Data Center (former Pennhurst Asylum)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/1205-commonwealth-dr-data-center-former-pennhurst-asylum-pa-dc_97391eba28e7): Same state - [2100 Renaissance Blvd. Data Center (MLP Ventures)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/2100-renaissance-blvd-data-center-mlp-ventures-pa-dc_a7efcf37c434): Same state - [216 Greenfield Road (Chirisa Technology Parks)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/216-greenfield-road-chirisa-technology-parks-pa-dc_e9e7b77092ab): Same state - [2201, 2301, 2501, 2701, & 2901 Renaissance Blvd. Data Center (MLP Ventures)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/2201-2301-2501-2701-2901-renaissance-blvd-data-center-mlp-ventures-pa-dc_fce0abb1e641): Same state - [3200 Horizon Dr. Data Center (MLP Ventures)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/3200-horizon-dr-data-center-mlp-ventures-pa-dc_0ce2f7a2c597): Same state ## What this record does not show - This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-11-02. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record. - Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0) · Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Data Center Permit Tracker (state government data). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution. - An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order. - Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity. ## Sources - [Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)](https://www.wesanews.org/environment-energy/2025-09-29/allegheny-county-springdale-cheswick-data-center-concern) · as of Sep 12, 2026 · record allegheny-dc-springdale-cheswick-pa - [90.5 WESA (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.wesanews.org/environment-energy/2025-09-29/allegheny-county-springdale-cheswick-data-center-concern) · as of Aug 17, 2026 - [The Allegheny Front (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.alleghenyfront.org/allegheny-county-springdale-cheswick-power-plant-community-concern/) · as of Aug 17, 2026 - [BlackRidge Research (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.blackridgeresearch.com/news-releases/pennsylvania-data-center-plans-face-delays-as-officials-review-former-power-station-project-us) · as of Aug 17, 2026 - [The Allegheny Front (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.alleghenyfront.org/springdale-allegheny-county-data-center-approval/) · as of Sep 12, 2026 - [Pennsylvania DEP Data Center Permit Tracker record (state government data)](https://gis.dep.pa.gov/DataCenterPermitTracker/) · as of Dec 8, 2025 · record 10000019 - [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/springdale-data-center-former-cheswick-generating-station-pa) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 183861798252416 ## Have an invoice your customer approved? 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