Site of former Springdale power plant to be sold to data center developer

After a yearslong saga that resulted in the implosion of two towering smokestacks and the two-part demolition of a massive boiler house at the former Cheswick Generating Station, the property owner says the site will likely become a data center.

Scott Reschly, president of Charah Environmental Redevelopment Group, the Louisville-based firm that bought the site in 2022, said he is under contract with a “large multi-national experienced” data center developer pending a due diligence period.

Reschly said he could not disclose the name of the company yet, but the company is working with consultants in Pennsylvania and out of state.

The sale of the site, he said, will be complete by the end of the year...   ...more

RSK: Interesting that they tear down a power plant to put up a data center when data centers require a high capacity for power. Maybe hydro-electric with the river bordering it? Possibly there is enough power in the local grid to handle it. Either way, a good use of an old coal fired power plant.