# Switch Pittsburgh Pit Race Data Center Campus

PJM data center · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/switch-pittsburgh-pit-race-data-center-campus--grid-load-497f2f19ed4e4ada

Switch has applied to Big Beaver Borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, for preliminary land development of a data center campus on the former Pit Raceway site, about 384 acres. The plans show three buildings of 215,750 gross square feet each, with space reserved for two more. Power is to come from the existing Hoytdale Switching Station and a new FirstEnergy substation tied to 345 kV lines on site. Filed documents suggest 270 MW of total backup generator capacity. The borough council's decision deadline was extended to December 18, 2026.

## Identity and location

- Operating status: proposed
- Asset scope: campus
- Location: 201 Penndale Road, Big Beaver, Beaver County, PA
- Developer: Switch (exact asset) — https://www.switch.com
- Operator: Switch (exact asset) — https://www.switch.com
- Owner: Wampum 1, LLC (exact asset)

## Power and grid context

- Backup generation: Up to 270 MW · proposed · exact asset — Total backup generator capacity across three buildings per filed documents; not campus demand
- ISO/RTO: PJM
- Electric utility: Pennsylvania Power Co
- Substation: Existing Hoytdale Switching Station feeds the campus; a new FirstEnergy substation is proposed

## Development

- Site area: 383.996 acres
- Buildings: 3

## Sources

- [https://bigbeaverborough.org/document/land-development-review-letter/](https://bigbeaverborough.org/document/land-development-review-letter/)
- [Just a moment...](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/switch-files-to-develop-data-center-on-former-pittsburgh-race-track/)
- [https://bigbeaverborough.org/document/planning-commission-presentation/](https://bigbeaverborough.org/document/planning-commission-presentation/)
- [https://bigbeaverborough.org/document/switch-extension-letter-for-planning-and-borough-council/](https://bigbeaverborough.org/document/switch-extension-letter-for-planning-and-borough-council/)
- [Switch Announces New Data Center Campus in Beaver County, Pennsylvania - Switch](https://www.switch.com/switch-announces-new-data-center-campus-in-beaver-county-pennsylvania/)
- [https://bigbeaverborough.org/document/appendix-f-traffic-scoping-application/](https://bigbeaverborough.org/document/appendix-f-traffic-scoping-application/)
- [https://bigbeaverborough.org/document/appendix-g-resource-impact-analysis/](https://bigbeaverborough.org/document/appendix-g-resource-impact-analysis/)
- [https://services3.arcgis.com/OYP7N6mAJJCyH6hd/arcgis/rest/services/Electric_Retail_Service_Territories_HIFLD/FeatureServer/0/query?f=json&where=1%3D1&geometry=-80.4344147%2C40.8503136&geometryType=esriGeometryPoint&inSR=4326&spatialRel=esriSpatialRelIntersects&outFields=ID%2CNAME&returnGeometry=false](https://services3.arcgis.com/OYP7N6mAJJCyH6hd/arcgis/rest/services/Electric_Retail_Service_Territories_HIFLD/FeatureServer/0/query?f=json&where=1%3D1&geometry=-80.4344147%2C40.8503136&geometryType=esriGeometryPoint&inSR=4326&spatialRel=esriSpatialRelIntersects&outFields=ID%2CNAME&returnGeometry=false)

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