Homer City Energy Campus
Homer City, Indiana County, PA[6]Developer: Homer City Redevelopment[1]
Also known as Homer City Redevelopment, Homer City Generation
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Homer City Redevelopment is converting the former Homer City coal plant into a 3,200-acre AI data center campus powered by a planned 4.4–4.5 GW natural gas plant with seven GE Vernova 7HA.02 turbines. The project is reported at $10 billion. Pennsylvania DEP issued the air quality plan approval on November 18, 2025; environmental groups and a group of young residents have appealed it. More than 1,800 workers were on site as of September 2026, first power is targeted for early 2028, and no data center tenant has been named.
Key facts
Size & schedule
| Planned capacity | 4.4 GW [1] gas generation capacity; reported as 4.4–4.5 GW |
|---|---|
| Site size | 3,200 acres [1] |
| Stated investment | $10 billion [2] |
| Permanent jobs (promised) | 1,000 [1] about 1,000 permanent direct and indirect jobs, per developer |
| Construction jobs | 10,000 [1] over 10,000 direct construction jobs over a five-year build, per developer |
| Target completion | First power targeted for early 2028 [6] |
How big is that? Data center sizes compared with football fields and Central Park.
Power
| Power supply | On-site natural gas plant: seven GE 7HA.02 combined-cycle turbines plus up to ten aeroderivative simple-cycle turbines; gas supply from EQT via Texas Eastern and Eastern Gas Transmission pipelines [4] |
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| Backup generators | Ten 2.5 MW (3,633 bhp) and two 1.0 MW (1,483 bhp) diesel emergency generator engines, plus one 399 bhp diesel fire water pump engine [4] Source IDs 118-127 and 128-129 in the plan approval Source excerpt“3,633 BHP 2.5 MW EMERGENCY GENERATOR ENGINE” |
Water
| Water source | Two Lick Creek, supplied by the Central Indiana County Water Authority [8]Source excerpt“The Central Indiana County Water Authority will supply the plant with water, according to the 552-page application submitted to environmental regulators in April 2025.” |
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| Water permit | Proposed NPDES discharge of 6.84 million gallons per day into Blacklick Creek; DEP comment period through Aug. 10, 2026 [9]Source excerpt“To operate their new, massive gas-fired power plant, Homer City Redevelopment is proposing to discharge 6.84 million gallons per day into Blacklick Creek, a trout stocking fishery.” |
Figures are as stated by the cited source. Where sources disagree, each figure is shown.
Water and power
Water
Not disclosed. No source reviewed gives a water figure for this site. The Census does not estimate one.
Disclosed figures only, each as the cited source states it. Many are projections or permit limits, not metered use. How data center water and power use is measured, and every disclosed figure →
Timeline
Homer City Redevelopment and Kiewit announce the natural gas-powered data center campus [1]
Agreement in principle announced for EQT to supply up to 665,000 MMBtu/day of gas [7]
DEP holds a public hearing on the draft air quality plan approval 32-00457A [3]
DEP issues final air quality plan approval 32-00457A [4]
Clean Air Council, PennFuture and Sierra Club appeal the permit to the Environmental Hearing Board; young residents file a separate appeal [6]
Environmental Hearing Board denies Homer City Generation's motion to consolidate the two permit appeals [6]
Developer reports more than 1,800 tradespeople on site [6]
Issues raised
- Clean Air Council criticized the speed of DEP's permit review; more than 500 public comments raised air quality, water and electricity cost concerns [5]
- Environmental groups and young residents are appealing the air permit [6]
Issues are concerns and claims raised by the parties, officials or residents named in the cited sources. They are reported as attributed, not as findings by the Census.
Sources
- Project OverviewHomer City Redevelopment · company
- Largest US gas-fired power plant planned for data centers in PennsylvaniaUtility Dive · Apr 3, 2025 · news
- DEP to Hold Public Meeting/Hearing on a Draft Air Quality Plan Approval for Homer City Generating StationPennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection · Sep 15, 2025 · government
- Plan Approval 32-00457A, Homer City Generation LPPennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection · Nov 18, 2025 · government
- PA approves air quality permit for massive Homer City gas plant to power data centersTechnical.ly · Nov 19, 2025 · news
- Homer City's coal site now has 1,800 workers as courts weigh the data center plant's permitLehigh Daily · Sep 7, 2026 · news
- Homer City Redevelopment Announces Agreement in Principle for EQT Corporation to Supply Nation's Largest Natural Gas-Powered Data Center CampusHomer City Redevelopment (via Seeking Alpha) · Jul 15, 2025 · company
- Homer City power plant water usage remains unclearTribLive · May 11, 2026 · news
- Submit Comments on Wastewater Discharge Permit for Homer City's New Power PlantMountain Watershed Association · Jul 30, 2026 · other
- DEP posts notice of public hearingWDAD AM1450 & 100.3FM · Sep 20, 2026 · news
Cite this page
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Figures may change as records are updated — include the date you retrieved them.
| APA | Data Center Census. (2026). Homer City Energy Campus. Retrieved from https://datacentercensus.com/dc/homer-city-energy-campus-pa |
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| MLA | “Homer City Energy Campus.” Data Center Census, Sep 23, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/dc/homer-city-energy-campus-pa. |
| Link | https://datacentercensus.com/dc/homer-city-energy-campus-pa |
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