Robena Mine Data Center (Project Hummingbird)
Monongahela Township, Greene County, PA
Source: Primary source
Robena Mine Data Center (Project Hummingbird) is a under construction data center in Greene County, PA, operated by International Electric Power. DataCentersExposed has documented 910 MW of reported power capacity at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 21, 2026
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Greene, Pennsylvania
Robena Mine Data Center/ Project Hummingbird in Monongahela Township, PA is contested. Group: https://centerforcoalfieldjustice.org/ Track what's being decided, when, and how to weigh in.
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910 MW of new demand — roughly a city of 728,000 homes.
Large new loads can raise transmission and capacity costs that land on every ratepayer. Residential power in PA is 21.5¢/kWh, up 13.2% year-over-year. (MW→homes is a rough ~800/MW planning figure.)
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Overview
source: linkProject Hummingbird is a data center complex planned for the former Robena Mine, a reclaimed coal site of about 1,400 acres in Monongahela Township, Greene County, along the Monongahela River. Pittsburgh-based International Electric Power is developing it as a behind-the-meter project: the campus would be powered on site by a natural gas plant of roughly 910 to 944 MW (combined-cycle turbines plus battery storage) rather than drawing that load from the grid. The turbines are slated for delivery in 2028 with operations targeted for early 2029, and the plant's emissions are projected at about a third of a comparable coal-fired plant. Water is a central concern: Essential Utilities, the regional water company, told the Securities and Exchange Commission it would invest about 26 million dollars to build a treatment facility for the project, which could use on the order of 17 to 18 million gallons of water per day for power generation and cooling. The Greene County Planning Commission approved the first phase in an 8-to-1 vote in December 2025. Residents have raised concerns about water draw, air emissions, and the pace of approval at a series of open houses.
Operator chain
- Files asInternational Electric Power
- This facilityRobena Mine Data Center (Project Hummingbird)
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- Ready or Not, A Data Center Boom is Coming to the Pittsburgh RegionPittsburgh Magazine· Apr 27, 2026
- The data center boom: What to expect from facilitiesObserver-Reporter· Feb 7, 2026
- Green County, PA, OKs Phase 1 of New Data Center with 910-MW PlantMarcellus Drilling News· Dec 22, 2025
- Development at Greene data center campus gets preliminary OKObserver-Reporter· Nov 6, 2025
- Greene County residents voice concerns at data center open houseObserver-Reporter· Oct 30, 2025
- Data center proposed at site of former coal mine in Greene County, PennsylvaniaData Center Dynamics· Oct 20, 2025
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, Mapletown Jshs in Greensboro, is 2.2 mi from this site (250 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.