Active / Approved

Shippingport Power Station + Aligned Data Centers

Shippingport Borough, Beaver County

A 3,600 megawatt campus of roughly 2,000,000 square feet operating or being built at Shippingport Borough, Beaver County.

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At a glance

The project by the numbers

StatusApproved

Capacity3600 MW

Footprint2,000,000 sq ft

Site660 acres

Capex$ 13.2 B

Permanent jobs340

First announced2025-07-15

Target online2026+ (gas online Fall 2026)

Approved and proceeding in Shippingport Borough, Beaver County

The number that mattersAt roughly 3,600 megawatts, the load here is comparable to a mid-sized power station rather than a typical commercial building.

Current stage: The municipality has approved the project.
Decision body: Shippingport Borough
Top issues: Residents and officials have focused on the size of the electrical load and what it does to regional capacity costs, the sheer footprint of the buildings, what remains in the ground from the site's industrial past, water use, continuous mechanical noise, and emissions from backup generation.

Frontier Group (660-acre Industrial Park acquired 2022 from Energy Harbor) + Aligned Data Centers (BlackRock GIP / AIP / MGX $40B Aligned acquisition closing H1 2026). 2.7 GW coal-to-gas + 900 MW new simple-cycle = 3.6 GW total; 1.8 GW PPA AI/hyperscale @ 99.9% availability; 1+ GW back to PJM. $3.2B power conversion + $10B DC capex. Gas: 800 MMcf/day from EQT; National Fuel Gas Supply transport. $6B economic activity, $139M annual recurring revenue, $13M state tax, $6M county tax. Conditional use approved by Shippingport Borough late 2025. Aligned 2 (up to 3) buildings ≈2M sq ft.

What is at stake

Documented community impacts

Air quality

Medium

Backup diesel generators planned for behind-the-meter resilience.

News

Coverage of this project

2026-02-12 BC Biz PAData Centers? Beaver County Can't Seem to Get Enough of ThemThree buildings near 2M sq ft plus a 70-acre on-site gas generation pad
2026-02-08 Pittsburgh Post-GazetteBeaver Valley becomes data center targetRegional siting pressure on the Ohio River corridor

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.

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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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