From orbit
The site from above
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The site
Satellite views of the same ground on March 30, 2021 and Sept. 11, 2025. Drag to compare.
Power
Power and the grid
Sources on record, size not disclosed
- Grid power (current plan) No agreementno load figure, utility, service agreement or PJM request exists SEC filing · Oct. 2026
- Battery storage Named, no orderEos named as supplier in plan materials; no order for this project News report · Oct. 2026
Not used, not on record, or dropped
- Behind-the-meter gas turbines (original plan) Dropped in Jan. 2026 for grid power944 MW; announced as combined-cycle with battery storage and grid backup; 910 MW in two units in the Phase 1 county plan (press); turbine maker never named SEC filing · Jan. 2026
Getting on the grid
Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.
- Aug. 27, 2025Gas-powered plan announcedEssential Utilities announces it will invest in a campus powered by 944 MW of on-site gas turbines with grid backup. SEC filing · Aug. 2025
- Dec. 17, 2025County approves the power islandThe county approves Phase 1, which includes two gas turbines totaling 910 MW (press); IEP says it will petition FERC and PJM to export surplus power. News report · Dec. 2025
- Jan. 20, 2026Switch to grid powerEssential receives its $20M turbine deposit back after the project scope changes to grid-provided power. SEC filing · Oct. 2026
- As of Oct. 2026No grid request on recordNo PJM queue position, interconnection agreement or utility service agreement has been found. Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
- Any state air plan approval is still ahead: none has been applied for. Executive Order May 2026 (Aug. 2026) says state permit clocks start only after local approvals are documented. News report · Aug. 2026
- The nearest 500 kV substation (Hatfield) is about 3 km from the site. OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
What is next door
- 13.03 km · 345 kV+ line
- 23.03 km · 345 kV+ substation
- 33.91 km · gas pipeline
Distances from mapped lines and plants. OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
Permits
Permits checklist
1 pending · 1 granted · 4 checked, nothing on file
Approvals a campus like this normally needs (including an air permit for backup or on-site generators), and what we found.
- ◷Erosion and sediment control plan PendingPennsylvania DEP and county conservation district · Dec. 17, 2025: not finally approved at the hearing News report · Dec. 2025
- ✓Phase 1 land development (grading, reclamation, power island, water plant) GrantedGreene County Planning Commission · Dec. 17, 2025: 8-1; Phase 1 only, later phases need separate approvals News report · Dec. 2025
- –Checked, nothing on file: Air plan approval for a gas plant, Water treatment plant and river withdrawal, Grid interconnection or service, Zoning
Risks
What could slow it down
- HighPower plan resetThe gas plant was dropped and the replacement is only a stated goal of grid power: no load figure, utility, PJM request or service agreement exists. SEC filing · Oct. 2026
- HighNo tenant or project financingIEP is still courting an end user through JLL, and the only capital on record is Essential's note facility, down to $5.1M outstanding at June 30, 2026. News report · 2026
- MediumLand not closedIEP is optioning the land from Core Natural Resources and the purchase has not closed. News report · 2026
- MediumCommunity oppositionMore than 250 people attended the planning hearing and most speakers opposed it, citing water and contamination, and no community agreement exists. News report · Oct. 2026
- WatchState permittingPennsylvania DEP permits wait on documented local approvals, and nothing is filed for this site. News report · Aug. 2026
Money
Money on record
$26M
convertible note facility from Essential Utilities
$25.1M bought in 2025; $20M refunded Jan. 2026; $5.1M left at June 30, 2026 SEC filing · June 2026
$16.5M
fixed loan fee due on the notes at maturity
maturity Sept. 30, 2026; outcome not disclosed SEC filing · June 2026
$26M
water treatment plant Aqua plans to build
announced; no executed construction contract public News report · Aug. 2025
Not on record: total project cost: not disclosed, no campus or plant capex figure anywhere SEC filing · Oct. 2026; tax abatements: unclear whether any will be sought News report · Oct. 2026
Timeline
What happened, and what is due
SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
- May 7, 2024Money IEP Hummingbird Energy is formed in Pennsylvania State agency · Oct. 2026
- Aug. 27, 2025Site Essential Utilities announces its investment in a 1,400-acre, 944 MW gas-powered data center SEC filing · Aug. 2025
- Dec. 17, 2025Permits Planning commission approves Phase 1 land development 8-1 before 250+ residents News report · Dec. 2025
- Jan. 20, 2026Power Project switches to grid power; $20M turbine deposit refunded SEC filing · Oct. 2026
- March 1, 2026Site Coalfield Justice publishes a community benefits framework; none is agreed News report · Oct. 2026
- June 2026Money Essential reports $5.1M of notes still outstanding SEC filing · June 2026
- Aug. 18, 2026Permits Governor's order ties state permit clocks to local approvals News report · Aug. 2026
- Aug. 27, 2026Permits State data center permit tracker shows nothing in Greene County News report · Oct. 2026
- Sept. 2026Money Essential's convertible notes mature; outcome not disclosed SEC filing · Oct. 2026
Construction activity
Satellite captures by quarter
Since March 2021: 53 satellite captures. The chart starts in the first quarter of 2023; 5 earlier records are not drawn.
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Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 5. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
The buildings
Specs
309 acres
disturbed in Phase 1 (grading, reclamation, power island, water plant)
18 million gallons a day
Aqua water treatment plant planned on the Monongahela River for the power plant and data center
1,500 jobs a year in construction (press)
plus 40 to 50 permanent power plant jobs; no data center job estimate
- Four phases: Phase 1 is site work and power; Phase 4 is the data center buildings News report · Dec. 2025
- No IT capacity figure: never disclosed; 944 MW is generation, not IT capacity SEC filing · Oct. 2026
Who is involved
Owners, partners and builders
Owners
- International Electric Power III, LLC: developer
- IEP Hummingbird Energy, LLC: project company
- Core Natural Resources: landowner, selling under option
- Peter Dailey: CEO, International Electric Power
Investors and partners
- Essential Utilities: convertible note investor; Aqua (water) and Peoples (gas) roles
- Eos Energy: named battery supplier (no order)
- JLL: seeking an end user
Decision-makers
- Greene County Planning Commission: approved Phase 1 8-1
- Pennsylvania DEP: air and water permits
- PJM: grid interconnection
Builders
- PJ Dick-Trumbull: earthwork contractor (per IEP)
Opponents
- Center for Coalfield Justice and local residents
Still unknown
Open questions
- Where power will come from now that the gas plant is dropped.
- Who the tenant is.
- Whether Essential's notes converted to equity or were repaid.
- Whether the land purchase closes.
Where this comes from
284 records from 25 documents
Drawn from news reports, securities filings, public and commercial datasets, state agency records, utility regulator dockets, company statements and satellite captures, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.
News report 10SEC filing 8Dataset 7State agency 3Utility regulator 1Company 1Satellite 0
Evidence
Every quote behind this page
Grade key: A = the primary record itself (permit, filing, exhibit) · B = a dated official statement · C = news reporting. Map distances are our own measurements on OpenStreetMap and carry no grade. Allegations in lawsuits are marked as such in the quotes.
Power (44)
- Project pivoted from behind-the-meter gas generation to grid-provided power; Essential received a $20M reimbursement of the gas turbine manufacturer deposit (Essential 10-Q Note 5). No replacement power plan, utility or“Due to a change in project scope to focus on grid provided power”SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Turbine deposit record: not in any filing“to fund the development of a gas-fired plant to power a data center being developed in Greene County, PA”SEC filing · Aug. 2026 · grade A
- Power plan: grid (planned)“Due to a change in project scope to focus on grid provided power, on January 20, 2026, the Company received $20,000, representing the reimbursement of the deposit paid to the gas turbine manufacturer”SEC filing · Jan. 2026 · grade A
- On-site generation: 944 MW“The data center will be powered by 944 MW of behind-the-meter, natural gas combined cycle combustion turbines (CCGTs), supplemented by battery storage”SEC filing · Aug. 2025 · grade A
- Site area: 1400 acres“an agreement with International Electric Power III, LLC (IEP), to become an investor in a 1,400 acre, on-site powered data center facility in Greene County, Pennsylvania”SEC filing · Aug. 2025 · grade A
- Water gas services: 18 MGD water plant + gas consulting“Essential's subsidiary Peoples, the largest natural gas utility in Pennsylvania, will provide gas consulting services and energy management services to the project”SEC filing · Aug. 2025 · grade A
- On-site generation: 944 MW“The data center will be powered by 944 MW of behind-the-meter, natural gas combined cycle combustion turbines (CCGTs), supplemented by battery storage”SEC filing · Aug. 2025 · grade A
- Interconnection status: Behind-the-meter by design (PJM, Greene County PA): on-site 944 MW CCGT + battery storage, backed up from an existing interconnection with the electric grid; no utility load position, interconnect“The data center will be powered by 944 MW of behind-the-meter, natural gas combined cycle combustion turbines (CCGTs), supplemented by battery storage”SEC filing · Aug. 2025 · grade A
- Name: Greene County Data Center Campus (IEP III)“announced an agreement with International Electric Power III, LLC (IEP), to become an investor in a 1,400 acre, data center facility in Greene County, Pennsylvania”SEC filing · Aug. 2025 · grade A
- Developer: International Electric Power III, LLC“IEP, the project developer, and a seasoned independent power producer with over 7 GW of generation experience”SEC filing · Aug. 2025 · grade A
- State: Pennsylvania“Essential Utilities (NYSE: WTRG) today announced an agreement with International Electric Power III, LLC (IEP), to become an investor in a 1,400 acre, data center facility in Greene County, Pennsylvania”SEC filing · Aug. 2025 · grade A
- County: Greene County“Essential Utilities (NYSE: WTRG) today announced an agreement with International Electric Power III, LLC (IEP), to become an investor in a 1,400 acre, data center facility in Greene County, Pennsylvania”SEC filing · Aug. 2025 · grade A
- On-site generation: 944 MW“The data center will be powered by 944 MW of behind-the-meter, natural gas combined cycle combustion turbines (CCGTs), supplemented by battery storage”SEC filing · Aug. 2025 · grade A
- Gas supplier: Peoples (Essential Utilities subsidiary) - gas consulting and energy management services; no gas supply or transportation agreement disclosed“Essential's subsidiary Peoples, the largest natural gas utility in Pennsylvania, will provide gas consulting services and energy management services to the project”SEC filing · Aug. 2025 · grade A
- Water use stated: 18 MGD“plans to design, build, and operate an 18 million gallons per day (MGD) water treatment plant to service the power plant and data center”SEC filing · Aug. 2025 · grade A
- Power plan: onsite“powered by 944 MW of behind-the-meter, natural gas combined cycle combustion turbines (CCGTs), supplemented by battery storage, and backed up from an existing interconnection with the electric grid”SEC filing · Aug. 2025 · grade A
- Announced: Aug. 27, 2025“Essential Utilities (NYSE: WTRG) today announced an agreement with International Electric Power III, LLC (IEP), to become an investor in a 1,400 acre, data center facility in Greene County, Pennsylvania”SEC filing · Aug. 2025 · grade A
- Nearest power line of 345 kV or more: 3.03 kmMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Nearest substation of 345 kV or more: 3.03 kmMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Nearest gas pipeline: 3.91 kmMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- IT capacity: not stated“DOCUMENTED ABSENCE - IT load is never disclosed in the announcement, the 10-Q/10-K disclosures, county coverage or sponsor materials”SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Utility service: not stated“DOCUMENTED ABSENCE - no utility load figure or executed electric service agreement exists in any source opened. Announced as behind-the-meter self-supply with grid backup only; after the Jan 2026 pivot to grid power, no ESA, tariff filing or load figure”SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Stated campus size: not stated“DOCUMENTED ABSENCE - no campus load figure separate from the 944 MW plant nameplate was ever stated by the sponsor.”SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Utility: not named - no retail electric utility or ESA identified“The data center will be powered by 944 MW of behind-the-meter, natural gas combined cycle combustion turbines (CCGTs), supplemented by battery storage, and backed up from an existing interconnection with the electric grid”SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Interconnection status: No PJM queue position, interconnection agreement, surplus service or replacement-generation request found; sponsor claims backup from an existing interconnection“A Replacement Generation Interconnection Service Request is a request to replace a deactivating Generating Facility interconnected with the Transmission System in the PJM Region and claim its Capacity Interconnection Rights”Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Current target date: 2029-Q1 (announced only; not restated after the Jan 2026 power-plan pivot)“Due to a change in project scope to focus on grid provided power, on January 20, 2026, the Company received $20,000 [thousand], representing the reimbursement of the deposit paid to the gas turbine manufacturer”SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Stage: announced only“the Company purchased $25,125 [thousand] of convertible notes (Convertible Note Investment) from IEP Hummingbird Energy LLC (IEP), a subsidiary of International Electric Power III, LLC, to fund the development of a gas-fired plant to power a data center”SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Paper or real: paper“the Company purchased $25,125 [thousand] of convertible notes (Convertible Note Investment) from IEP Hummingbird Energy LLC (IEP), a subsidiary of International Electric Power III, LLC, to fund the development of a gas-fired plant to power a data center”SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Sponsor experience claim: over 7 GW of generation experience (sponsor claim)“a seasoned independent power producer with over 7 GW of generation experience”SEC filing · Aug. 2025 · grade B
- Construction stage: not stated“The commission voted 8-1 to allow land development for Project Hummingbird, which is building a power island on the former site of the Robena Mine in Monongahela Township”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Center for Coalfield Justice published a fair-deal framework (local-hire preference, homeowner buyout guarantees, revenue-share community fund, broadband) and noted Hummingbird's tax-abatement position is unclear; no com“We have something these companies want”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- IEP's evidenced deliveries are storage-scale: a Texas BESS project delivered with Eos in 2024 and a 400 MWh Eos order for the CEC-funded Haybarn project at Camp Pendleton (with a $42M California grant) - the order was IE“This marks the second agreement and third project with IEP”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- IEP / Allegheny Conference figures: about 1,500 jobs a year during development phases (up to six years each for the plant and data center phases, including indirect and induced jobs) and 40-50 permanent power plant jobs;“it would create about 1,500 jobs a year for up to six years during the initial development phase”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Land seller: Core Natural Resources, Inc.“International Electric Power is the developer purchasing property from Core Natural Resources, Inc.”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Acres: 1368 acres“International Electric Power, or IEP, is in the process of optioning the 1,368 acres for both power generation and AI development”News report · 2026 · grade C
- On-site generation: 910 MW“Phase 1 covers grading and reclamation of the site to prepare for future uses, including the installation of two natural gas turbines totaling 910 megawatts”News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
- Site area: 1400 acres“The Bryn Mawr-based Essential Utilities announced a partnership with energy supplier International Electric Power of Pittsburgh for the 1,400-acre project”News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
- Phase 1 land development: Greene County Planning Commission approved Phase 1 land development (grading and reclamation, 309 acres disturbed) on Dec. 17, 2025, vote 8-1“The commission voted 8-1 to allow land development for Project Hummingbird, which is building a power island on the former site of the Robena Mine in Monongahela Township”News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
- Township: Monongahela Township“building a power island on the former site of the Robena Mine in Monongahela Township”News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
- On-site generation: 910 MW“including the installation of two natural gas turbines totaling 910 megawatts”News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
- On-site power technology: natural gas combined cycle (2 units in Phase 1 plan) + battery energy storage“Phase 1 covers grading and reclamation of the site to prepare for future uses, including the installation of two natural gas turbines totaling 910 megawatts”News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
- Phases: Phase 1: grading/reclamation + power island + water plant (309 acres disturbed); Phase 4: data center buildings and core campus buildout“Plans call for 309 acres to be disturbed in the initial phase of what will eventually be a 1,400-acre complex”News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
- grid interconnection export: no filing found - future petition stated Dec 2025“Spigelmyer said IEP would also petition the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and PJM, which manages the power grid in the region”News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
- SEC agreements: Essential Utilities (8-K/A, Aug 2025) agreements with IEP Hummingbird Energy LLC and International Electric Power III LLC: 944 MW behind-the-meter gas plant plus battery storage; Aqua to build an approxim“In another SEC filing, Essential said it has entered into agreements with IEP Hummingbird Energy LLC and International Electric Power III.”News report · Aug. 2025 · grade C
Money and contracts (31)
- At announcement IEP was actively seeking investors for the next stage; the only capital evidenced since is Essential's $25.1M of convertible notes. No project financial closing reported through Oct 2026.“IEP is now actively seeking investors for the next stage of the project”SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Essential's convertible notes matured Sep 30, 2026 with $5.125M of principal remaining at Jun 30, 2026 plus a $16.5M fixed loan fee payable at maturity; whether Essential converted to equity or was repaid is not disclose“As of June 30, 2026, the Company's remaining Convertible Note Investment amounted to $5,125 [thousand]”SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Financing: Essential Utilities convertible notes only - $25.125M purchased in 2025 under a $26M agreement; $20M refunded Jan 20, 2026; $5.125M remaining at Jun 30, 2026; project financing not closed“As of June 30, 2026, the Company's remaining Convertible Note Investment amounted to $5,125”SEC filing · June 2026 · grade A
- convertible note purchase agreement: interest rate zero interest“The Convertible Note Investment bears zero interest, includes a fixed $16,500 loan fee concurrently payable to the Company at maturity”SEC filing · June 2026 · grade A
- convertible note purchase agreement: loan fee 16500000 USD“includes a fixed $16,500 loan fee concurrently payable to the Company at maturity with the principal amount of the notes on September 30, 2026”SEC filing · June 2026 · grade A
- convertible note purchase agreement: conversion / triggering events conversion into equity at any time on or after maturity, or upon triggering events such as a project financial closing or equity financing“contains conversion rights into equity at any time on or after maturity or upon certain triggering events, such as a project financial closing or equity financing”SEC filing · June 2026 · grade A
- convertible note purchase agreement: right of first refusal / equity kickers ROFR to certain water and gas business opportunities; additional equity kickers upon a financing event or change of control“The agreement also grants the Company the right of first refusal to certain water and gas business opportunities”SEC filing · June 2026 · grade A
- convertible note purchase agreement: use of proceeds / scope proceeds to fund development of a gas-fired plant to power a data center in Greene County, PA“to fund the development of a gas-fired plant to power a data center being developed in Greene County, PA”SEC filing · June 2026 · grade A
- convertible note purchase agreement: status at Jun 30, 2026 5125000 USD“As of June 30, 2026, the Company's remaining Convertible Note Investment amounted to $5,125”SEC filing · June 2026 · grade A
- Counterparty investment: 26000000 USD“the Company agreed to purchase convertible notes (Convertible Note Investment) in the aggregate principal amount of $26,000 through January 2026”SEC filing · Feb. 2026 · grade A
- deposit reimbursement: scope change / turbine deposit refund 20000000 USD“Due to a change in project scope to focus on grid provided power, on January 20, 2026, the Company received $20,000, representing the reimbursement of the deposit paid to the gas turbine manufacturer”SEC filing · Jan. 2026 · grade A
- turbine reservation: reservation claim - contradicted by deposit refund manufacturing slots claimed secured August 2025 with delivery in 2028; deposit reimbursed January 20, 2026 after the scope change“has secured the manufacturing slots for the gas turbines, with delivery in 2028”SEC filing · Jan. 2026 · grade A
- convertible note purchase agreement: status - amounts purchased 25125000 USD“In 2025, the Company purchased $25,125 of convertible notes from IEP Hummingbird Energy LLC, a subsidiary of International Electric Power III, LLC”SEC filing · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- investment agreement: scope Essential to become an investor in the 1,400-acre Greene County data center facility; Aqua water plant and Peoples gas services roles“today announced an agreement with International Electric Power III, LLC (IEP), to become an investor in a 1,400 acre, data center facility in Greene County, Pennsylvania”SEC filing · Aug. 2025 · grade A
- convertible note purchase agreement: principal amount 26000000 USD“the Company agreed to purchase convertible notes in the aggregate principal amount of $26,000 through January 2026”SEC filing · Aug. 2025 · grade A
- water services: scope - announced plan; no executed construction contract text public Aqua to design, build and operate an ~18 MGD water treatment plant using Monongahela River raw water, serving the power plant and data“Essential Utilities, through its subsidiary Aqua, plans to design, build, and operate an 18 million gallons per day (MGD) water treatment plant to service the power plant and data center”SEC filing · Aug. 2025 · grade A
- gas services: scope - announced plan gas consulting services and energy management services“Essential's subsidiary Peoples, the largest natural gas utility in Pennsylvania, will provide gas consulting services and energy management services to the project”SEC filing · Aug. 2025 · grade A
- Essential Utilities agreed (Aug. 27, 2025) to invest in the IEP Greene County project: Aqua water plant (~18 MGD), Peoples gas consulting/energy management, and a $26.0M convertible note facility for IEP Hummingbird Energy“has entered into an agreement with IEP Hummingbird Energy, LLC and International Electric Power III, LLC, as guarantor, pursuant to which the Company will invest in a project”SEC filing · Aug. 2025 · grade A
- Stated capital cost: not disclosed“DOCUMENTED ABSENCE - no campus or plant capex figure appears in any source opened; the only quantified capital is Essential's $26M note and water commitment.”SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- convertible note purchase agreement: maturity outcome - not disclosed (finding) notes matured September 30, 2026; conversion versus repayment (principal plus $16.5M fee) not disclosed in any source opened as of October 1“The Convertible Note Investment bears zero interest, includes a fixed $16,500 [thousand] loan fee concurrently payable to the Company at maturity with the principal amount of the notes on September 30, 2026”SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- interconnection agreement: finding - no agreement found no executed PJM interconnection agreement, surplus interconnection service, replacement-generation request or utility ESA found“A Replacement Generation Interconnection Service Request is a request to replace a deactivating Generating Facility interconnected with the Transmission System in the PJM Region and claim its Capacity Interconnection Rights”Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Tenants: not stated“with the goal of attracting a hyperscale data center”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Incentives: none found“It's unclear if Project Hummingbird will receive similar tax abatements or how tax revenues will directly support the community”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- tenant lease: finding - no agreement found no tenant lease, LOI or offtake agreement found in any source opened“with the goal of attracting a hyperscale data center”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- bess supply agreement: finding - named in plan materials only Eos named as BESS supplier in plan materials; no Hummingbird-specific Eos order announced - IEP's announced Eos orders cover other projects (Texas delivery 20“Peak demand and two-hour backup power resiliency will be supplied through a Battery Energy Storage System supplied by Eos Energy Enterprises”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- JLL is courting a potential end user for the site; the campus is a powered-land offering with no announced tenant, and IEP's Dec 2025 county presentation still framed the goal as attracting a hyperscale data center.“helping us court a potential end user for the site”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- 250+ residents attended the planning commission hearing and most speakers opposed; concerns included cooling-water contamination, water use and value extraction; residents pressed for a community agreement and a joint me“Most, though not all, speakers opposed the plan”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Tenant status: none - site being marketed to prospective end users via JLL“Our partner, JLL Real Estate in Pittsburgh, is helping us court a potential end user for the site”News report · 2026 · grade C
- land option: status - optioning, not closed 1368 acres“International Electric Power, or IEP, is in the process of optioning the 1,368 acres”News report · 2026 · grade C
- earthwork contract: scope - stated by IEP; terms not public earth moving contract stated by IEP community relations head“Regarding earth moving, we already have a contract with PJ Dick-Trumbull”News report · 2026 · grade C
- Opposition: Organized local opposition - 250+ attendees at the Dec 17, 2025 planning hearing, most speakers opposed; Center for Coalfield Justice pressing for a community benefits agreement“What drew most of the 250-plus people in attendance was Phase 4, which calls for construction of the data center buildings”News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
Permits and government (10)
- DEP permit status: No PA DEP plan approval, NPDES or Chapter 105 action for International Electric Power III / IEP Hummingbird in the PA Bulletin issues searched or in ECHO“Spigelmyer said those plans have yet to get final approval.”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- air quality plan approval: not applied for - no application found“the same file carries Greene County's Hill Top Energy Center as a positive control”grade B
- Reporting on PA DEP's data-center permit tracker showed projects under review in Washington, Beaver and Allegheny counties and none in Greene County; Executive Order May 2026 makes documented local approvals a preconditio“As of Aug. 27, DEP's permit tracker showed a project under review in Washington County, two in Beaver County, and two in Allegheny County”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- state policy gate: context - local approvals now gate DEP data-center permit processing“Gov. Josh Shapiro's Executive Order 2026-05, signed Aug. 18, requires data center developers to obtain municipal and county land use approval before the Department of Environmental Protection will issue their permits”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Zoning status: No zoning ordinance in Monongahela Township; land development governed by the Greene County subdivision and land development ordinance (SALDO); site assessed Commercial“The land is currently assessed as Commercial with no convenance, ordinance, or zoning at the site in Monongahela Township”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Construction stage: phase1 land development approved“The first phase of work for a proposed data center complex was approved Wednesday night at a lengthy Greene County Planning Commission meeting”News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
- land development phase1: approved 8-1 (Phase 1 land development under county SALDO)“The commission voted 8-1 to allow land development for Project Hummingbird”News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
- mining reclamation permit: existing (legacy Robena Mine) - referenced at the Dec 2025 hearing“She asked if the active mining reclamation permit meant the commission's approval was unnecessary”News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
- erosion sediment control: not finally approved as of Dec 17, 2025“Spigelmyer said those plans have yet to get final approval”News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
- Greene County Planning Commission: Project Hummingbird Phase 1 land development plan (county SALDO)“The commission voted 8-1 to allow land development for Project Hummingbird, which is building a power island on the former site of the Robena Mine in Monongahela Township”News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
Site and other (6)
- Acres: 1400 acres“to become an investor in a 1,400 acre, data center facility in Greene County”SEC filing · Aug. 2025 · grade A
- Original target date: 2029-Q1“The Greene County project, expected to be operational in the first quarter of 2029”SEC filing · Aug. 2025 · grade A
- Aliases: Greene County PA campus; Robena data center“Let's Talk About the Robena Data Center”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Land control status: option in progress - purchase not closed“is in the process of optioning the 1,368 acres”News report · 2026 · grade C
- Site description: Former Robena Mine (Robina coal processing) site on the Monongahela River“on the former site of the Robena Mine in Monongahela Township with the goal of attracting a hyperscale data center”News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
- Code names: Project Hummingbird“The commission voted 8-1 to allow land development for Project Hummingbird”News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
Imagery and records: Satellite imagery: Maxar via Esri World Imagery Wayback.