Iron City No. 2 Cryptocurrency Mining Site (Iron City Wells, Beccaria Township)
Beccaria Township, Clearfield County
Iron City Wells, LLC is setting up gas generators at a well pad on Dillion Road in Beccaria Township that county commissioners describe as a cryptocurrency mining operation. A reported October 27, 2026 DEP approval of its air plan hasn't been confirmed in DEP's records.
The project by the numbers
County officials say Iron City Wells' Beccaria Township gas-powered compute site is cryptocurrency mining
- Developer
- Iron City Wells, LLC, a Pennsylvania gas well operator with a Saxonburg mailing address. Its owners and managers aren't named in any record we found.
- Tenant
- None named. County officials describe the use as cryptocurrency mining.
- Current stage
- DEP took public comment on the air application through August 17, 2026. A research submission we received reports DEP issued air plan approval 17-00079A on October 27, 2026, which we couldn't confirm because DEP's database blocked our fetch. We found no township land use filing, and no source confirms the site is operating.
- Decision body
- Pennsylvania DEP Northcentral Regional Office (air quality). Clearfield County officials said cryptocurrency mining is generally regulated at the municipal level, which would mean Beccaria Township.
- Top issues
- Air emissions from gas generators, public confusion over whether it's a data center or crypto mining, and how townships regulate cryptocurrency mining.
How we got here
May 28, 2025: Clearfield County Planning Commission agenda logs Iron City Wells' notice for an air authorization for Iron City #2. July 24, 2026: county commissioners say it's cryptocurrency mining powered by gas from existing wells. August 17, 2026: DEP public comment period ends. October 26, 2026: DEP technical review completed (per package). October 27, 2026: DEP issues air plan approval 17-00079A (per package).
How it has unfolded
- 2025-05-28The Clearfield County Planning Commission agenda records Iron City Wells' notice that it's seeking a DEP air plan approval and state-only permit for Iron City #2 in Beccaria Township. Clearfield County
- 2026-07-24County commissioners say the Beccaria Township project is a cryptocurrency mining operation that would be powered by gas from existing wells, and they don't consider it a data center. WPXZ 104.1 FM (citing WTAJ)
- 2026-08-17DEP's public comment period on the air application closes. WPXZ 104.1 FM (citing WTAJ)
- 2026-10-27DEP issues air plan approval 17-00079A (reported in a research submission; not independently confirmed). Pennsylvania DEP
Coverage of this project
- 2026-07-24 WPXZ 104.1 FM (citing WTAJ)Clearfield County officials: Beccaria Township operation not a data centerCounty commissioners say the Iron City Wells project is cryptocurrency mining that will make its own power from existing gas wells.
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Know your rights
In Pennsylvania, the local zoning ordinance sets the route. A conditional use is decided by the elected governing body (supervisors, commissioners or council). A special exception or variance, and an appeal of a zoning officer’s decision, go to the Zoning Hearing Board. Each is a public hearing on a record: affected neighbors can ask for party status, cross-examine witnesses, and appeal. Municipalities can also adopt 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 press your municipality for a real ordinance. Pennsylvania municipalities cannot simply freeze applications, but a curative amendment under the Planning Code gives them a defined window to fix a defective ordinance.
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