Bitfarms
Sharon, Mercer County, PA
Source: Primary source
Bitfarms is an operating data center in Mercer County, PA. DataCentersExposed has documented 30 MW of reported power capacity at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkBitcoin facility to be demolished and converted to AI Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Sharon data centers not affected by Pa. regs – but more likely on the waysharonherald.com· Aug 26, 2026
- In a divided America, the left and right unite to oppose artificial intelligence data centersKWKT - FOX 44· Aug 26, 2026
- Canva bet millions on data centre play Sharon AI before becoming its ‘major customer’Forbes Australia· Aug 25, 2026
- Mapping where the proposed big data center sites are in Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Business TimesThe Business Journals· Aug 13, 2026
- Data center company kicks in $300,000 to save a Mercer County projectsharonherald.com· Aug 11, 2026
- Data center company kicks in $300,000 to save a Mercer County ag projectAllied News· Aug 11, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, West Hill El Sch in Sharon, is 0.8 mi from this site (253 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.