Wampum Data Center
Wampum, Beaver County, PA
Source: Primary source
Wampum Data Center is a proposed data center in Beaver County, PA.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
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Beaver, Pennsylvania
Wampum Data Center in Wampum, PA is contested. Petition: https://www.change.org/p/save-pitt-race-from-closure/u/33957563 Track what's being decided, when, and how to weigh in.
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Overview
source: linkFormer site of Pitt Race, previous owners confirmed that they sold to a developer and the developer plans to build a gas-fired power plant + data center Announced investment: $0.08. 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- Tensions high in Beaver County over plans for data center at former Pitt Race sitePittsburgh Post-Gazette· Jun 3, 2026
- Big Beaver residents urge officials not to allow data center on former Pitt race propertyBeaver County Radio· May 19, 2026
- Real estate firm Provident linked to purchase of racetrack outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, eyes possible data centerData Center Dynamics· Apr 16, 2026
- Pitt Race sold for $50M to company linked to data center developmentBeaver County Times· Apr 15, 2026
- Pitt Race sold for $50 million to Texas-based company linked to data center developmentBeaver County Radio· Apr 15, 2026
- Site of former beloved race track sold for $50 million, community members brace for possible data centerNew Castle News· Apr 9, 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, Lincoln Jshs in Ellwood City, is 3.2 mi from this site (672 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.