SEI Allegheny Data Center (DEP-listed proposal, Findlay Township)
Findlay Township, Allegheny County
DEP lists "SEI Allegheny" in Findlay Township as a proposed data center with no applications received, and nothing else about it is public.
The project by the numbers
State tracker lists an unexplained "SEI Allegheny" data center proposal in Findlay Township
- Developer
- Unknown. DEP's tracker uses the project name "SEI Allegheny" and doesn't identify an applicant.
- Tenant
- Unknown
- Current stage
- The only public record is the DEP tracker entry, which shows no applications and no location. No township filing, hearing or news coverage mentioning SEI has turned up. Any data center in Findlay Township would need a conditional use hearing before the Board of Supervisors under Ordinance 469.
- Decision body
- Findlay Township Board of Supervisors (conditional use under Ordinance 469); Pennsylvania DEP for any state permits.
- Top issues
- Who the developer is, where the site is, and whether enough power and water are available. Ordinance 469 requires the electric provider to certify capacity and the municipal authority to verify water and sewer capacity.
- Key opponents
- None identified.
- Key supporters
- None identified.
How we got here
June 8, 2022: Findlay supervisors approve Solar Green's 20 MW solar park and EV charging at 3291 Burgettstown Road (PA1 site context only). June 10, 2026: Findlay supervisors adopt data center Ordinance 469, 3-0. July 1, 2026: PA1 powered-land listing posted (updated November 1, 2026). October 29, 2026: DEP tracker file, last modified that day, lists SEI Allegheny as proposed with no applications.
How it has unfolded
- 2026-06-10Supervisors adopted Ordinance 469, 3-0, allowing data centers as conditional uses in the light and heavy industrial districts. Findlay Township
- 2026-10-29DEP's Data Center Permit Tracker file, last modified this day, lists SEI Allegheny in Findlay Township as proposed with no applications received. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Sources
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.
How communities push back →