Allegheny DC Property Co. spent $14.3 million to acquire a former coal plant in Springdale, aiming to turn the 47-acre site into a 565,000-square-foot AI-focused data center with an additional 200,000-square-foot utility building.
The project’s core AI infra signals are clear: heavy power needs repurposing legacy generation real estate, community resistance around noise, light, water, and electric rates, and a 2027–2028 construction/operation window that aligns with the next GPU build-out cycle.
The piece is worth a read to track how secondary markets like suburban Pittsburgh are evolving as AI data center and energy co-location plays mature.
Source: Springdale data center project advances with $14.3M land deal
