AES Beaver Valley

“Located at 400 Frankfort Rd, Monaca, PA 15061 (coordinates 40°40'03.0"N 80°21'12.5"W), and also known as the Beaver Valley Generation Plant, this 196-acre former coal plant on the Ohio River and Raccoon Creek retired in 2015 and has a retired capacity of 149 MW (see Figure 17 and Table 6). The facility occupied leased land within a 196-acre parcel owned by Nova Chemicals. The lease was terminated in 2015 following an early buyout of the power purchase agreement by West Penn Power, the plant’s primary customer (Utility Dive, 2015). Ownership of the parcel transferred to Styropek (i.e., BVPV Styrenics, LLC) in 2020 (The Allegheny Front, 2023). Styropek ceased operations in 2026, and county property records show that the site was acquired by Beaver County Redevelopment Co. LLC, a redevelopment entity, in April 2026. It is zoned for industrial use and has 54.9 adjacent acreage possibly open for further redevelopment space, though the terrain is rated as highly rugged. The site is treated as a presumptive brownfield with soil and groundwater contamination to be determined (TBD). FEMA designates the site as having a very low natural hazard risk with minimal flood hazard. The parcel and nearby parcels are designated as having possible mine subsidence potential, as they are located within or adjacent to a known coal mining area; however, no publicly accessible PA DEP records were identified to confirm that mining activities occurred on the site. The site has immediate access to the road network, the rail network, and a river. Transmission lines, a substation, and a natural gas pipeline are all available within 1 mile; Broadband, the closest generation plant, the Marcellus shale formation, and a wastewater treatment facility are all available within 5 miles. The nearest brownfield site is ~6 miles away. There are ~1,421,408 people within 30 miles of the site.”

PATER Part A report, section 4.1, page 35

Report name

AES Beaver Valley Partners Beaver Valley

Address

400 Frankfort Rd, Monaca, PA 15061

Coordinates

40°40'03.0"N 80°21'12.5"W

Fuel

Coal

Zoning

Industrial

Ruggedness

5 = Highly rugged

Brownfield designation

Presumptive

On-site contamination

TBD

Groundwater contamination

TBD

FEMA natural hazards risk

Very low

FEMA flood hazard

Minimal

Population within 30 miles

About 1,421,408 (report estimate)

PJM transmission zone

DUQ

Evaluated for

New generation or large load

The report evaluated sites in the DUQ transmission zone for both new generation and new large loads, because the difference between expected load and generation there was marginal (page 79).

Current status

Part A candidate. Part B will narrow the 21 sites to 5 to 7 priorities.

Next step

Part B will rank the sites and validate the top 5 to 7 through site visits (page 103).

Public comment

Written comments on Part A are accepted under PUC Docket No. M-2026-3059601 through October 14, 2026.

Review meetings

The report says PATER Study Review Meetings are planned for October and February (page 103).