Pennsylvania Data Centers
Pittsburgh Colocation at DataBank PIT1 and PIT2, Homer City, Amazon’s $20 Billion Plan, and Pennsylvania’s Data Center Rules
Pennsylvania has become one of the busiest data center states, with Pittsburgh and Philadelphia for colocation and some of the largest power and AI projects in the country across the state. We find the Pennsylvania space that fits your power, connectivity and date.
Price My Pennsylvania RequirementSearches for Pittsburgh colocation and colocation in Pennsylvania mostly come from Pennsylvania enterprises in healthcare, education, manufacturing and finance leaving in-house server rooms, research and university computing, and companies placing a recovery site between New York, Ohio and Northern Virginia. This page covers Pittsburgh and DataBank, the statewide projects, Pennsylvania’s tax rules and how to get space at the right rate. For the Philadelphia market, see our Philadelphia colocation guide. If another market fits your requirement better, we will say so.
Sources: DataBank (DataBank Pittsburgh); AP and Axios (Homer City); Capital & Main (Amazon). As of October 2026.
Pittsburgh Colocation: Where the Options Are
Pittsburgh colocation centers on DataBank’s two sites, one downtown and one near the airport, tethered to each other.
| Location | Data centers | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Downtown Pittsburgh: 100 South Commons | DataBank PIT1 in NOVA Place: 30,760 square feet, 1.9 MW, 29 carriers on site and the Pittsburgh Internet Exchange | Interconnection, carrier access, university and research computing |
| Summit Park, near Pittsburgh International Airport | DataBank PIT2 on a 17-acre campus with room for more data centers, tethered to PIT1 | Enterprise colocation, growth space and recovery sites |
| Eastern Pennsylvania | The Philadelphia market and its suburbs; see our Philadelphia guide | Companies closer to New York and the Mid-Atlantic |
Sources: DataBank, Datacenters.com. We confirm availability and specifications on every search.
Sources: Capital & Main; AP; Blackridge Research. Figures as of October 2026. Free to cite with a link to this page.
Pittsburgh for the west, Philadelphia for the east: we find which fits your networks and who has room on your date.
Pittsburgh compared with Ohio, Northern Virginia and New Jersey on the same requirement.
Rate, power, cross-connects, escalators and renewal terms negotiated up front.
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Pittsburgh Data Centers: DataBank PIT1 and PIT2
DataBank Pittsburgh gives buyers two choices. PIT1 sits downtown inside NOVA Place at 100 South Commons, with 30,760 square feet, 1.9 MW of critical IT load and 29 carriers on site; it hosts the Pittsburgh Internet Exchange and is a common choice for the region’s university and research computing. PIT2 sits on a 17-acre campus at Summit Park near Pittsburgh International Airport, with room for more data centers, and is tethered to PIT1. Together they total 77,860 square feet and 6.9 MW, and DataBank positions Pittsburgh as a geodiverse site between Ohio, Northern Virginia and New York. See DataBank data centers and data center connectivity.
Sources: DataBank, Datacenters.com.
Pennsylvania’s Large Data Center Projects
Homer City data center
The former Homer City Generating Station in Indiana County, about 50 miles east of Pittsburgh and once Pennsylvania’s largest coal-fired plant, shut down in 2023 after 54 years. Homer City Redevelopment is turning the 3,200-acre site into a natural gas-powered data center campus of up to 4.5 gigawatts, with seven gas turbines and an initial investment of $10 billion. Existing transmission lines, substations and water access carried over from the plant, and vertical steel went up in spring 2026. Amazon has applied for a local permit to build 36 data centers there.
Sources: AP, Axios, Truthout / Capital & Main.
Amazon’s Pennsylvania data centers
In 2025, Amazon committed $20 billion to data centers in Pennsylvania, starting with two AI campuses: one in Salem Township in the northeast, next to Talen Energy’s Susquehanna nuclear plant, and one in Falls Township, just north of Philadelphia. Amazon is also involved in a 1,300-acre site in Hazle Township, which local officials denied and the developer has appealed.
Sources: Capital & Main, Truthout / Capital & Main.
Lancaster County data center (CoreWeave)
CoreWeave announced more than $6 billion for a data center in Lancaster County, starting at 100 MW and scalable to 300 MW, developed with Chirisa Technology Parks and Machine Investment Group.
Source: Blackridge Research.
Pennsylvania Data Center Tax Rules
| Current rule | |
|---|---|
| Sales tax exemption | A program created in 2016 exempts qualifying data centers from Pennsylvania’s 6% sales and use tax on data center equipment |
| Cost and repeal efforts | The exemption is projected to cost close to $2 billion by 2031; both chambers passed repeal bills in June 2026, but the repeal did not become law |
| August 2026 executive order | Governor Shapiro’s order bars state officials from signing nondisclosure agreements with data center operators, requires local community support, and makes operators claiming the exemption sign a consent order to meet environmental and energy standards |
Sources: Capital & Main, Truthout / Capital & Main, Capital & Main via Daily Kos.
What matters for a colocation tenant: whether the 6% exemption reaches equipment you buy depends on how the operator and its tenants are certified under the state program. With repeal still being debated in Harrisburg and new conditions from the executive order, ask the operator in writing what is certified, whether it covers your equipment, and what would change if the exemption were repealed. See data center cost.
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Pittsburgh Colocation Pricing
In Pittsburgh, the main pricing choice is between downtown and Summit Park. A cabinet at PIT1 gives direct access to the Pittsburgh Internet Exchange and its 29 carriers, while PIT2 offers more room on a larger campus and reaches the same networks through its tether to PIT1. Power per cabinet, term and cross-connects decide the rest. Providers do not publish list prices. Compare what you are offered with the ranges on our colocation pricing guide, and for a megawatt or more see wholesale colocation and the terms that matter in a data center lease.
Who Pennsylvania Colocation Suits
Pennsylvania enterprises
Healthcare, education, manufacturing and finance companies leaving in-house server rooms for a PA data center close to the office.
Research and AI computing
University and research clusters, and teams placing GPU servers. See AI and GPU colocation and GPU rental.
Recovery sites
A second site between New York, Ohio and Northern Virginia. See disaster recovery colocation and compliance colocation.
Networks
Carriers and service providers that need the Pittsburgh Internet Exchange.
Pennsylvania and Nearby Markets
For eastern Pennsylvania, see Philadelphia. For larger deployments, or when a Pittsburgh building cannot meet your date, the usual comparisons are Ohio, Virginia and New Jersey. See the provider comparison for how operators differ, and cloud repatriation or hybrid cloud colocation if part of the workload is on the public cloud today.
How We Find You Space in Pennsylvania
You send the requirement
Location, power, cabinet count, the networks you need, and date. You'll hear back within 24 hours.
We check what fits
Which Pennsylvania building has the space, power and connections for your date.
We negotiate and you sign
Rate, power, cross-connects, term and exit terms negotiated before you sign. The provider you choose pays us.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where are the data centers in Pennsylvania?
Colocation centers on Pittsburgh in the west and Philadelphia in the east, while large AI and power projects are spread across the state, including Homer City, Salem Township, Falls Township and Lancaster County.
Where are the data centers in Pittsburgh?
DataBank runs two: PIT1 downtown at 100 South Commons, home of the Pittsburgh Internet Exchange, and PIT2 on a 17-acre campus at Summit Park near Pittsburgh International Airport.
What is DataBank PIT1?
DataBank’s downtown Pittsburgh data center inside NOVA Place at 100 South Commons: 30,760 square feet, 1.9 MW of critical IT load, 29 carriers on site and the Pittsburgh Internet Exchange.
What is DataBank PIT2?
DataBank’s Summit Park data center on a 17-acre campus near Pittsburgh International Airport, with room for more data centers, tethered to PIT1.
What is the Homer City data center?
A 4.5-gigawatt, natural gas-powered data center campus being built on the 3,200-acre site of the former Homer City coal plant in Indiana County, about 50 miles east of Pittsburgh, with an initial investment of $10 billion.
Is Amazon building data centers in Pennsylvania?
Yes. Amazon committed $20 billion in 2025, starting with AI campuses in Salem Township, next to the Susquehanna nuclear plant, and in Falls Township, north of Philadelphia. It has also applied to build at Homer City.
What is the Susquehanna data center?
Amazon’s Salem Township campus in northeastern Pennsylvania, next to Talen Energy’s Susquehanna nuclear plant.
Is there a data center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania?
CoreWeave announced more than $6 billion for a Lancaster County data center, starting at 100 MW and scalable to 300 MW.
Does Pennsylvania give data centers a tax break?
Yes. A 2016 program exempts qualifying data centers from the 6% state sales and use tax on data center equipment. Repeal efforts failed in 2026, and an August 2026 executive order added conditions for operators that claim it.
What is Governor Shapiro’s data center executive order?
Signed August 18, 2026, it bars state officials from signing nondisclosure agreements with data center operators, requires local community support, and makes operators claiming the sales tax exemption sign a consent order to meet environmental and energy standards.
How much does colocation in Pittsburgh cost?
Providers do not publish prices. Pricing depends on the building, power per cabinet, term and cross-connects. Our colocation pricing guide has current market ranges.
Is Pittsburgh a good location for a recovery site?
DataBank positions Pittsburgh as a geodiverse location between Ohio, Northern Virginia and New York, which suits a second site for companies based in those markets.
Can I get high-density or AI colocation in Pennsylvania?
Most existing Pittsburgh space was built for enterprise loads, while the state’s new AI campuses are built for single large tenants. We confirm which buildings can take your rack density on your date.
Do you charge for finding Pennsylvania colocation?
No. The provider you choose pays us from its channel budget, and your rate is not marked up. You'll hear back within 24 hours.
Price Your Pennsylvania Requirement
Tell us the location, power, cabinet count, the networks you need and the date. You'll hear back within 24 hours with the Pennsylvania space that fits. No cost, no obligation, and the provider you choose pays us.
Once you have contacted a provider directly, it usually will not work through an advisor on your deal.
Pennsylvania and nearby: Philadelphia, Ohio, Virginia and New Jersey.
Providers: DataBank and the provider comparison.
Costs and contracts: colocation pricing guide, data center lease, data center cost and data center connectivity.
AI, scale and cloud: AI and GPU colocation, GPU rental, wholesale colocation and cloud repatriation.
Developers and investors: data center consulting, data center due diligence and powered land.
