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  "attribution": "Data: Data Center Record, datacenterrecord.org, CC BY-NC 4.0. Link to the specific record page where possible.",
  "source": "https://datacenterrecord.org/states/pa/westmoreland-county/new-kensington",
  "retrieved_at": "2026-10-27T02:39:42.439Z",
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      "name": "TECfusions Keystone Connect AI Data Center",
      "summary": "TECfusions operates the Keystone Connect AI data center campus on the 1,395 acre former Alcoa Technical Center property at 780 Burrell Avenue in New Kensington and Upper Burrell Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Building J launched live GPU capacity in August 2026 following Upper Burrell Township land development approval and completion of Pennsylvania DEP review (4 permits issued, 1 pending), with long term plans for up to 3 gigawatts of on site natural gas power.",
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        {
          "title": "TECfusions Launches Live AI Data Center in Pennsylvania - eponline.com",
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          "date": "2026-09-01",
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        {
          "title": "Pa. community decries transparency as data center progresses despite moratorium and a lawsuit - The Keystone Newsroom",
          "url": "https://keystonenewsroom.com/news/infrastructure/pa-community-decries-transparency-as-data-center-progresses-despite-moratorium-and-a-lawsuit/",
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          "date": "2026-09-08",
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          "title": "Pennsylvania DEP Data Center Permit Tracker",
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          "publisher": "Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection",
          "date": "2026-10-07",
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        {
          "title": "TECfusions Announces New Kensington Data Center is Live,",
          "url": "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/08/27/3351973/0/en/tecfusions-announces-new-kensington-data-center-is-live-delivering-gpu-capacity-and-responsible-on-site-power-plan.html",
          "publisher": "www.globenewswire.com",
          "date": "2026-08-27",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "title": "TECfusions Keystone Connect New Kensington / Upper Burrell Campus Specification",
          "url": "https://tecfusions.com/locations/keystone-connect/",
          "publisher": "TECfusions",
          "date": "2026-08-27",
          "source_tier": 2
        }
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          "summary": "TECfusions' Building J is live and providing computing power to a tenant, with township permits for work inside the building and a land development plan for its electrical and mechanical upgrades approved on August 5, 2026.",
          "source_url": "https://keystonenewsroom.com/news/infrastructure/pa-community-decries-transparency-as-data-center-progresses-despite-moratorium-and-a-lawsuit/",
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          "source_date": "2026-09-08",
          "summary": "Upper Burrell Township approved a land development plan for TECfusions Building J on August 5, 2026",
          "source_url": "https://keystonenewsroom.com/news/infrastructure/pa-community-decries-transparency-as-data-center-progresses-despite-moratorium-and-a-lawsuit/",
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          "source_date": "2026-09-08",
          "summary": "TECfusions Keystone Connect campus spans 1,400 acres",
          "source_url": "https://keystonenewsroom.com/news/infrastructure/pa-community-decries-transparency-as-data-center-progresses-despite-moratorium-and-a-lawsuit/",
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          "source_date": "2026-09-08",
          "summary": "TECfusions Keystone Connect could generate up to 3 gigawatts of computational power",
          "source_url": "https://keystonenewsroom.com/news/infrastructure/pa-community-decries-transparency-as-data-center-progresses-despite-moratorium-and-a-lawsuit/",
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          "source_date": "2026-08-27",
          "summary": "TECfusions announced that its New Kensington data center is live and delivering GPU capacity for artificial intelligence and high performance computing workloads.",
          "source_url": "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/08/27/3351973/0/en/tecfusions-announces-new-kensington-data-center-is-live-delivering-gpu-capacity-and-responsible-on-site-power-plan.html",
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