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Data center campus · Former Misty Hollow Farm, 614 Prospect Road, Forward Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania

Misty Hollow Energy and Data Campus

Proposed as of Oct. 2026

A developer filed plans for a 1-million-square-foot data center with its own gas-fired power station on a 274-acre former farm in Forward Township, which has no zoning. Also known as: Misty Hollow data center.

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PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Floor area1,000,000sq ft
Site274acres

Who is behind it

ProjectMisty Hollow Energy and Data CampusAlso: Misty Hollow data center
Developer and team614 Prospect RD LLC
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. Residents raised fears that the project would strain volunteer fire department resources. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (republished by Fire Engineering via TNS), Oct. 22, 2026)

  2. The township planning commission voted to table the proposal; the township manager said the engineer had reported 16 deficiencies to resolve. (Butler Eagle, Oct. 9, 2026)

  3. The planning commission presentation was postponed because too many people came; it was moved to Oct. 1 at a larger venue. (WPXI-TV, Sept. 24, 2026)

  4. Butler Eagle reported the preliminary plan: a 1 million sq ft data center, a power station, an 80,000 sq ft wastewater plant and room for a 416,000 sq ft expansion, with final approvals sought early 2027. (Butler Eagle, Sept. 19, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Forward Township has no zoning ordinance; supervisors were expected to vote in November 2026 on a subdivision and land development ordinance amendment (Butler Eagle, Sept.), and a former supervisor said new rules likely would not apply to this already-filed plan (Butler Eagle, Oct.).
  • Coordinates are approximate (Forward Township); no parcel coordinates used.
  • Not on DEP's data center permit tracker as of Oct. 31, 2026.
  • Allen Sherwood is named in reporting as the project's developer/spokesman.

The full record

Status note
Preliminary land development plan filed; the township planning commission tabled it in early October 2026 with 16 engineering deficiencies outstanding.
Power note
On-site gas-fired power station planned on about 10 acres; no capacity published.
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.