Shippingport Bruce Mansfield Data Center/Project Phoenix
Shippingport, Beaver County, PA
Source: Primary source
Shippingport Bruce Mansfield Data Center/Project Phoenix is a under construction data center in Beaver County, PA, operated by Aligned Energy Holdings, LP. DataCentersExposed has documented 3,600 MW of reported power capacity at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
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Beaver, Pennsylvania
Shippingport Bruce Mansfield Data Center/Project Phoenix in Shippingport, PA is contested. Group: https://www.marcellusawareness.org/ | Approved at the municipal level. Track what's being decided, when, and how to weigh in.
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3,600 MW of new demand — roughly a city of 2,880,000 homes.
Large new loads can raise transmission and capacity costs that land on every ratepayer. Residential power in PA is 20.9¢/kWh, up 13.6% year-over-year. (MW→homes is a rough ~800/MW planning figure.)
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Ask for an independent noise study, a water-and-power impact assessment, enforceable conditions (setbacks, hours, cooling type), and that the record stays open for written comment. Procedural shortcuts have voided approvals elsewhere.
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Overview
source: linkPurpose: AI. Former Bruce Mansfield Coal Plant. Will use a new natural gas power plant that has stated it will employ more than 300 people. Land is owned by Frontier Group of Companies. Nvidia, Microsoft, BlackRock, and xAI are part of a consortium of investors own Aligned Data Centers. Plans include three data centers, each larger than 600,000 square feet, as well as a warehouse, natural gas power generation pad, stormwater management facilities and 250 parking spots. Meta signed deal to purcha Announced investment: $3.2B. Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentAligned Energy Holdings, LP
- Files asAligned Energy Holdings, LP
- This facilityShippingport Bruce Mansfield Data Center/Project Phoenix
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- Here's where the proposed big data center sites are in the Pittsburgh region (map)The Business Journals· Mar 27, 2026
- Sprawling data center campus proposed next to old Bruce Mansfield power plant in Beaver CountyTribLIVE.com· Feb 5, 2026
- Big projects poised to bring economic boost to Beaver County (Corridors of Opportunity) - Pittsburgh Business TimesThe Business Journals· Feb 5, 2026
- Aligned looks to Pennsylvania, eyes two natural gas-powered facilities outside PittsburghData Center Dynamics· Feb 3, 2026
- Aligned Data Centers sold to BlackRock and MGX in record-breaking $40bn dealData Center Dynamics· Oct 15, 2025
- Tech giants, investors pour billions into firm power, data centers in PennsylvaniaPower Engineering· Jul 16, 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, Pennsylvania Cyber Cs in Midland, is 1.7 mi from this site (9,838 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.