\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSpringdale residents attended a meeting Wednesday evening to learn about the proposed Springdale Dynamo Data Center and its potential impact on the community.The proposed data center is planned for the site of the former Cheswick Power Station. Brian Regli, a consultant for Allegheny DC Property, said the meeting aimed to provide detailed information about the project. \u201cPeople can show up, they can look around, and they can get a general sense of all the different things we’re doing for the data center. But then if they have specific questions about site lighting, about landscaping, about power use, about water use, they can go to the actual engineers, the engineers that have the experience in building data centers that are involved in the building of this data center, so they can ask them specifically about their concerns,\u201d Regli said. “I know when we first had our meetings, and we’re having our discussions, a lot of the concerns kind of went under the radar, under the explanation of, well, it’s not designed yet, so we don’t have those answers,” Springdale resident Matt Lang said. “One of those things would be like what type of generators they are using. Do they plan on using just general gas, or are they planning on using diesel, or are they considering battery?”The company received a conditional use permit from Springdale Borough in December 2025, allowing it to move forward with the development. Regli said that since then, the construction team and engineers have been evaluating landscaping, technology, utility usage, and the project\u2019s impact on the community. Springdale resident Matt Lang expressed his hope for transparency from the developers regarding the center\u2019s effects on the local power grid, water usage, and noise pollution. \u201cNow that we’re further in the process, I really hope that the developer is going to be as transparent, which they claim they’re trying to be. That way, we can get as much information to understand what’s going on, what we should prepare for,\u201d Lang said. The proposed data center is expected to consume between 180 and 240 megawatts of power for its IT load alone, with additional power required for cooling and other associated technology. Regli said the developer acknowledges that reinforcement of the power grid will be necessary to accommodate the center\u2019s energy demands. \u201cThis is a strain on the grid. So reinforcement of the grid will be required. We will have to pay for those reinforcements,\u201d Regli said. He also noted that the increasing demand for power from data centers is driving up commodity costs.\u201cThe commodity cost is also being driven by data center companies that are consuming, and the load is going up, which means the demand is going up. But the structure of the markets are not adequate for the type of demand that the data center community as a whole is asking for,” Regli said. The meeting provided a platform for residents to voice their concerns and seek clarity as the project moves forward.By the end of this week, the developer’s full application for land development will be given to Allegheny County. The county will have a period of time to review it. There is still a long process ahead of public comment and borough review. Regli said the developer is hoping for approval by the end of the year.\u201cWhat we’re doing here tonight is giving people a chance to look at it before we submit it because ultimately this is the community that we hope to build in and this is the community that we want to make sure understands what we’re submitting,\u201d Regli told Pittsburgh\u2019s Action News 4 at the open house. A group of people who were against the data center met outside of the Springdale Borough building before the start of the event. “We don\u2019t need, and we do not want this data center,\u201d Springdale Borough resident Cathy Mager said. People from Springdale Borough and surrounding communities pointed out several concerns they have about the project, like the impact on air and water quality.According to Phoebe Reese with the local chapter of the Climate Reality Project, Springdale Borough is a state-designated Environmental Justice area.\u201cThis means that they meet a lot of criteria for excessive pollution burden, relative to other communities in the state, and the health impacts that come along with that,\u201d Reese said. She referenced data that showed the borough is in the 97.4th percentile for pollution burden. “Data centers have shown time and time and time again that they leak heavy metals into the groundwater. A heavy metal is not going to stop at the borough boundary,\u201d Alex Oliver of Springdale Township said.Charlie Murphy, a principal for JB&B, led a water-focused station inside the open house. He said the project will feature a closed cooling system. \u201cIt\u2019s actually only using water for flushing toilets and for pantries. None of it’s getting used for HAC cooling, which is a huge thing that sets this apart from so many of the other data centers you see,\u201d Murphy said. Another concern raised at the protest was the potential noise that could come from the data center. \u201cThe fact that the generators used to be on the roof and are now on the ground and are now shielded, and now double-shielded with the structure, was specifically because people were concerned that those generators would cause too much noise challenges,\u201d Regli said.According to Regli, the data center will create 80-100 permanent jobs in addition to temporary construction jobs.Allegheny DC Property Co introduced updated project plans at the open house, which Regli said were based on public feedback. A group of people who spoke out against the project said they will hold a march on Saturday, June 13, at 1 pm at Rachel Carson Park. Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 is covering the meeting this evening and will share more from Springdale residents at 11 p.m.Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\tSPRINGDALE, Pa. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Springdale residents attended a meeting Wednesday evening to learn about the proposed Springdale Dynamo Data Center and its potential impact on the community.<\/p>\n
The proposed data center is planned for the site of the former Cheswick Power Station. <\/p>\n
Brian Regli, a consultant for Allegheny DC Property, said the meeting aimed to provide detailed information about the project. <\/p>\n
\u201cPeople can show up, they can look around, and they can get a general sense of all the different things we’re doing for the data center. But then if they have specific questions about site lighting, about landscaping, about power use, about water use, they can go to the actual engineers, the engineers that have the experience in building data centers that are involved in the building of this data center, so they can ask them specifically about their concerns,\u201d Regli said. <\/p>\n
“I know when we first had our meetings, and we’re having our discussions, a lot of the concerns kind of went under the radar, under the explanation of, well, it’s not designed yet, so we don’t have those answers,” Springdale resident Matt Lang said. “One of those things would be like what type of generators they are using. Do they plan on using just general gas, or are they planning on using diesel, or are they considering battery?”<\/p>\n
The company received a conditional use permit from Springdale Borough in December 2025, allowing it to move forward with the development. Regli said that since then, the construction team and engineers have been evaluating landscaping, technology, utility usage, and the project\u2019s impact on the community. <\/p>\n
Springdale resident Matt Lang expressed his hope for transparency from the developers regarding the center\u2019s effects on the local power grid, water usage, and noise pollution. <\/p>\n
\u201cNow that we’re further in the process, I really hope that the developer is going to be as transparent, which they claim they’re trying to be. That way, we can get as much information to understand what’s going on, what we should prepare for,\u201d Lang said. <\/p>\n
The proposed data center is expected to consume between 180 and 240 megawatts of power for its IT load alone, with additional power required for cooling and other associated technology. Regli said the developer acknowledges that reinforcement of the power grid will be necessary to accommodate the center\u2019s energy demands. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a strain on the grid. So reinforcement of the grid will be required. We will have to pay for those reinforcements,\u201d Regli said. <\/p>\n
He also noted that the increasing demand for power from data centers is driving up commodity costs.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe commodity cost is also being driven by data center companies that are consuming, and the load is going up, which means the demand is going up. But the structure of the markets are not adequate for the type of demand that the data center community as a whole is asking for,” Regli said. <\/p>\n
The meeting provided a platform for residents to voice their concerns and seek clarity as the project moves forward.<\/p>\n
By the end of this week, the developer’s full application for land development will be given to Allegheny County. The county will have a period of time to review it. There is still a long process ahead of public comment and borough review. Regli said the developer is hoping for approval by the end of the year.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we’re doing here tonight is giving people a chance to look at it before we submit it because ultimately this is the community that we hope to build in and this is the community that we want to make sure understands what we’re submitting,\u201d Regli told Pittsburgh\u2019s Action News 4 at the open house. <\/p>\n
A group of people who were against the data center met outside of the Springdale Borough building before the start of the event. <\/p>\n
“We don\u2019t need, and we do not want this data center,\u201d Springdale Borough resident Cathy Mager said. <\/p>\n
People from Springdale Borough and surrounding communities pointed out several concerns they have about the project, like the impact on air and water quality.<\/p>\n
According to Phoebe Reese with the local chapter of the Climate Reality Project, Springdale Borough is a state-designated Environmental Justice area.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis means that they meet a lot of criteria for excessive pollution burden, relative to other communities in the state, and the health impacts that come along with that,\u201d Reese said. <\/p>\n
She referenced data that showed the borough is in the 97.4th percentile for pollution burden. <\/p>\n
“Data centers have shown time and time and time again that they leak heavy metals into the groundwater. A heavy metal is not going to stop at the borough boundary,\u201d Alex Oliver of Springdale Township said.<\/p>\n
Charlie Murphy, a principal for JB&B, led a water-focused station inside the open house. He said the project will feature a closed cooling system. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s actually only using water for flushing toilets and for pantries. None of it’s getting used for HAC cooling, which is a huge thing that sets this apart from so many of the other data centers you see,\u201d Murphy said. <\/p>\n
Another concern raised at the protest was the potential noise that could come from the data center. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe fact that the generators used to be on the roof and are now on the ground and are now shielded, and now double-shielded with the structure, was specifically because people were concerned that those generators would cause too much noise challenges,\u201d Regli said.<\/p>\n
According to Regli, the data center will create 80-100 permanent jobs in addition to temporary construction jobs.<\/p>\n
Allegheny DC Property Co introduced updated project plans at the open house, which Regli said were based on public feedback. <\/p>\n
A group of people who spoke out against the project said they will hold a march on Saturday, June 13, at 1 pm at Rachel Carson Park. <\/p>\n
Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 is covering the meeting this evening and will share more from Springdale residents at 11 p.m.<\/p>\n
Download the WTAE app<\/a> to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters<\/a> to get breaking news in your inbox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Springdale residents attended a meeting Wednesday evening to learn about the proposed Springdale Dynamo Data Center and its…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":219589,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[900,95697,894,95693,95689,95690,21080,3069,95691,95694,20483,73829,10495,73,75,74,14316,7172,4582,95698,3071,95692,95695,95696],"class_list":["post-219588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-action-news","tag-actual-engineer","tag-allegheny-county","tag-brian-regli","tag-cheswick-power-plant","tag-cheswick-power-station","tag-concern","tag-data-center","tag-data-center-in-springdale","tag-datum-center-plan","tag-developer","tag-energy-demand","tag-meeting","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news","tag-potential-impact","tag-power","tag-project","tag-reinforcement","tag-springdale","tag-springdale-borough","tag-springdale-community","tag-springdale-resident"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219588"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219588\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/219589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}