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$10B Gas-Powered Data Center Campus Planned in Pittsburgh

North America’s largest natural gas-powered data center will be built in a $10 billion redevelopment of a former generating station that was recently demolished. An initial capital investment is projected to exceed $10 billion for power infrastructure and site readiness, with data center development to inject billions more, making this the largest capital investment in Pennsylvania’s history.

The site will be transformed into a more than 3,200-acre natural gas-powered data center campus in Homer within the Pittsburgh region. The Homer City Energy Campus is designed to meet the growing artificial intelligence and high-performance computing needs of technology companies.

Key attributes and benefits of the project are expected to include delivery of up to 4.5 gigawatts of power to support AI-driven hyperscale data centers while reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 60–65% per megawatt hour compared to the former coal plant. The project will create more than 10,000 direct on-site construction-related jobs along with approximately 1,000 total direct and indirect permanent high-paying positions.

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