Switch Big Beaver campus (former Pittsburgh International Race Complex, about 384 acres)

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2026-10-11

The borough engineer's review of the preliminary land development plan noted plans for 75 emergency generators per building, about 2.25 million gallons of stored diesel for the first three buildings, and asked for spill and well protection plans; council has until Dec. 18 to decide

Notes: Found via the DEP permit tracker (permits under review). Three buildings of about 215,750 sq ft each, with two more planned later; the first phase could open as soon as January 2028. Wampum 1 LLC, a Provident affiliate, bought the site for $50 million in April before Switch took over. A local group, Big Beaver Alliance against Data Center, opposes it. Switch says utility rates will not be affected and closed-loop cooling will limit water use to about 2,500 gallons a day.