Fezzik Energy J&L Steel Sites
Midland + Aliquippa, Beaver County
A data center project in Midland + Aliquippa, Beaver County, and the end user has not been named publicly.
The project by the numbers
Early stage interest in Midland + Aliquippa, Beaver County
- Tenant
- Not disclosed. No end user has been named publicly.
- Current stage
- Site assembly and recruitment. No municipal application reported.
- Decision body
- Midland + Aliquippa
- Top issues
- Residents and officials have focused on what remains in the ground from the site's industrial past, how little has been disclosed about the end user, water use, continuous mechanical noise, and emissions from backup generation.
Fezzik Energy (Chuck Betters / Jonathan Kamin / Joanna Doven) pursuing former J&L Steel sites in Midland and Aliquippa. Fezzik Energy, whose partners include land developer Chuck Betters, attorney Jonathan Kamin, and Joanna Doven, is working to attract data centers to former J&L Steel sites in Midland and Aliquippa. Midland sits across the Ohio River from Vistra's Beaver Valley plant. No municipal application has been reported.
Coverage of this project
- 2026-02-08 Pittsburgh Post-GazetteBeaver Valley becomes data center targetFezzik Energy partners courting data centers for J&L sites in Midland and Aliquippa
Know your rights
In Pennsylvania, a data center on industrial land usually needs a special exception or conditional use, decided by a local Zoning Hearing Board after a public, quasi-judicial hearing. Neighbors can request party status, cross-examine witnesses, and build an evidentiary record. Municipalities can also write data-center ordinances with enforceable standards.
Know your rights →Take action
Organized community opposition is the single most effective check on these projects in Pennsylvania. Show up to hearings, submit comment when it is taken, support legal and expert-witness costs, and ask your municipality for a moratorium and a real ordinance.
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