Zediker Station data center site (CNX Resources)
CNX Resources is marketing about 1,500 acres in South Strabane Township for a data center campus, prompting the township to adopt data center rules that CNX opposed. Also known as: Zediker Station Data Center (CNX).
Who is behind it
The record, newest first
DEP's data center permit tracker lists the project with five permits or authorizations, all not yet submitted. (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Oct. 31, 2026; Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Oct. 31, 2026)
Supervisors adopted a data center ordinance (1,500-foot distance from occupied homes, 30-acre minimum lot) and a noise and dust ordinance; the board chairman said he knew of no buyer for the CNX site. (CBS News Pittsburgh (KDKA), June 9, 2026)
About three hours of public comment on the township's draft data center ordinance drew a packed fire hall; CNX wrote to officials that the draft rules would amount to a ban. (Observer-Reporter, April 2, 2026)
A JLL executive told township residents there was no buyer yet; township officials said no application had been filed. (Observer-Reporter, Dec. 18, 2025)
JLL announced it was marketing the CNX-owned site, about 1,500 acres with 400 buildable, for data center use. (JLL, Oct. 20, 2025; CBS News Pittsburgh (KDKA), Oct. 21, 2025)
Conflicts and open questions
- Acreage given as 1,500 (JLL, CBS) or 1,400 (Observer-Reporter); 400 acres buildable.
- Hearing date inferred from the Observer-Reporter's April 2, 2026 report of a hearing held 'Tuesday'.
- Coordinates from DEP tracker.
- The Dec. 16, 2025 meeting date is inferred from the Observer-Reporter's Dec. 18 report ('Tuesday').
The full record
- Status note
- CNX land marketed by JLL for a data center since October 2025; no buyer and no application. DEP lists the project with five permits not yet submitted.
- Power note
- JLL said nearby gas could support 500 to 700 MW of power generation; no data center load has been given.
- Evidence
- Primary public records
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)