Springhill Township Power and Data Center Proposal (Nadara, Fay-Penn land near Gans)

Power producer Nadara eyes 800 acres near Gans for a power and data center development

Developer

Nadara (independent power producer), under a right-to-purchase agreement with the Fay-Penn Economic Development Council

Tenant

No data center partner or tenant named. Nadara told State Rep. Charity Grimm Krupa it's looking for a data center development partner.

Current stage

The project is at an early, exploratory stage. Nadara has land rights through a right-to-purchase agreement but hasn't identified parcels, a power plant design, a data center partner or a schedule in public. The township adopted data center and power generation ordinances on September 17, 2026. As of the September reporting, no application had been filed.

Decision body

Springhill Township Board of Supervisors (conditional use under the September 17, 2026 ordinances). State permits would come later if a project moves forward.

Top issues

Power generation and grid impacts, water use and cooling, noise and vibration, dust and light, traffic, farmland preservation, emergency preparedness, and whether county or state approvals could override local rules.

Key opponents

No organized group or official opposition found in the record. The Herald-Standard reported about 40 residents spoke against data center development at township meetings.

Key supporters

None named in the record.

• 2026-06-18The township posted draft data center, power generation and noise and dust ordinances for public review and comment. Springhill Township
• 2026-07-01First public workshop on the proposed data center and fossil power plant ordinances at the Appalachian Community Center. Springhill Township
• 2026-07-09Second public workshop on the proposed data center and fossil power plant ordinances. Springhill Township
• 2026-07-17The Herald-Standard reported the board had voted to schedule a September 3 special meeting on the data center, power plant and noise and dust ordinances and noted Nadara's June presentation. Herald-Standard
• 2026-08-13Planning Commission workshop on the data center ordinance at the township building. Springhill Township
• 2026-09In early September (reported September 5), the board adopted the noise and dust ordinance, tabled the data center and power plant ordinances over notice requirements, and passed a resolution barring applications until its next meeting. Herald-Standard
• 2026-09-17The three supervisors unanimously adopted the data center and power generation ordinances. Herald-Standard

• 2026-09-19 Herald-StandardSpringhill Township adopts data center, power generation ordinancesSupervisors unanimously adopt both ordinances and say no data center applications have been received.
• 2026-09-05 Herald-StandardSpringhill Township postpones votes on data center, power plant ordinancesVotes delayed over notice rules, a temporary bar on applications, and resident concerns, with Nadara's environmental studies noted.
• 2026-07-17 Herald-StandardFayette's Springhill Township introduces data center ordinanceLays out the draft ordinance's setbacks and noise limits and first reports Nadara's right-to-purchase agreement for 800 acres near Gans.