DQE Communications (Downtown Pittsburgh)
Pittsburgh, PA
Source: Primary source
DQE Communications (Downtown Pittsburgh) is a mapped data center in PA.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkDQE Communications LLC — colocation facility (6 networks present). Source: PeeringDB.
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- TECfusions data center in New Kensington goes liveThe Business Journals· Aug 27, 2026
- Pennsylvanians wary of artificial intelligence and data centersDaily Local· Aug 27, 2026
- Pennsylvania's data center darling era hits a wallAxios· Aug 27, 2026
- New data centers could be banned from Allegheny County propertyUSA Today· Aug 26, 2026
- What Pennsylvania’s new data center order does — and doesn’t — force developers to doPittsburgh Post-Gazette· Aug 26, 2026
- Data center developers are pushing Pa. government officials to sign secrecy agreements. At least some are saying yes.The Morning Call· Aug 25, 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, City Chs in Pittsburgh, is 0.3 mi from this site (556 students). 6 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
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.