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Major AI Data Center Planned for Former Pennsylvania Coal Power PlantMajor AI Data Center Planned for Former Pennsylvania Coal Power Plant
The Homer City redevelopment is expected to go online in 2027 and generate up to 4.5 GW of energy.
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A rendering of the Homer City Energy Campus.Image: Homer City Redevelopment
The Homer City Generating Station, previously the biggest coal-burning power plant in Pennsylvania, will be transformed into a major natural gas-powered data center campus delivering up to 4.5 GW of power, developers have announced.
Homer City Redevelopment (HCR) and Kiewit Power Constructors Company have signed a $10 billion deal to turn Homer City into a 3,200-acre data center facility tailored for AI and high-performance computing (HPC).
Under the terms of the deal, GE Vernova will provide seven high-efficiency hydrogen-enabled, gas-fired turbines, with the first deliveries expected to begin in 2026.
The Homer City Energy Campus will be built by Kiewit Power Constructors. With much of the critical infrastructure for the project already in place from the legacy Homer City plant, the facility is expected to begin producing power by 2027.
William Wexler, president and CEO of HCR, said: “This project will honor Homer City’s place in the proud history of Pennsylvania energy generation while accelerating the state and local community’s ability to meet the needs of a rapidly shifting energy landscape.”
Homer City Data Center Project – Key Stats
According to the developers, the key benefits of the Homer City Energy Campus are expected to include:
Delivery of up to 4.5 gigawatts (GW) of power to support AI-driven hyperscale data centers.
Creation of more than 10,000 direct on-site construction-related jobs along with approximately 1,000 total direct and indirect permanent positions.
An initial capital investment projected to exceed $10 billion for power infrastructure and site readiness, with data center development to inject billions more.
Historic Investment
The project is claimed to be the “largest capital investment in the history of Pennsylvania,” and its supporters say it will position the state as a key AI hub.
“This project demonstrates the best in what investing in power can do: more affordable and reliable energy for everyone, revitalizing local economic development benefits with thousands of skilled jobs and enabling Pennsylvania to help lead the future of AI,” said Scott Strazik, CEO of GE Vernova.
This move is part of a broader trend in the data center industry to retrofit power plants and energy facilities to meet soaring digital infrastructure demand. Last year, Microsoft announced plans to revive Pennsylvania’s dormant Three Mile Island nuclear plant in a deal that would generate more than 800 MW of power for its data center operations.
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