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Elizabeth Township · Allegheny County
Elizabeth’s landfill concept pairs data centers with a gas plant
What changed
Records reported by PublicSource on October 5 describe a 549-acre former-landfill proposal with 11–28 data-center buildings and up to 1 GW of gas generation. Hendricks’ land purchase had not closed and formal permit applications were not reported.
Changed Oct 5, 2026 90% confidence 1 public source
Why it matters
This introduces a large potential campus to western Pennsylvania. The power-plant figure is generation capacity, not IT load; landfill, air and utility approvals remain separate hurdles.
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October 13 town hall, land closing and actual permit submissions.