Elrama Power Plant

“Located at 30 Duquesne Light Dr, Elrama, PA 15038 (coordinates 40°15'08.1"N 79°55'04.1"W), this 18.7-acre former coal plant sitting on the Monongahela River retired in 2014 and has a retired capacity of 510 MW (see from the site, and it remains free for development. The site has been decommissioned, and remediation is in progress. The site is east of Elrama on the west bank of the river. It is zoned for industrial use, and the land and 32.6 acres of adjacent available land are rated as intermediately rugged. The site is treated as a presumptive brownfield with confirmed soil contamination and contaminated groundwater. FEMA designates the site as having a very low natural hazard risk but sitting in a floodway. The parcel is not located within or adjacent to a documented coal mining area and is, therefore, considered to have minimal mine subsidence potential; however, nearby parcels fall within a documented mineable coal area with confirmed underground mining activity and are, therefore, considered to have elevated mine subsidence risk. The site has easy access to major highways, the rail system, and the river. Transmission lines, a substation, and a natural gas pipeline are all adjacent to the site. The nearest installed broadband is ~4 miles away. The closest generator is ~12 miles away. The site sits on the Marcellus shale formation. The nearest wastewater treatment plant is ~1 mile away, and the nearest brownfield is ~0.5 mile away. There are ~1,930,750 people within 30 miles of the site.”

PATER Part A report, section 4.6, page 40

Report name

Elrama Power Plant

Address

30 Duquesne Light Dr, Elrama, PA 15038

Coordinates

40°15'08.1"N 79°55'04.1"W

Fuel

Coal

Zoning

Industrial

Ruggedness

3 = Intermediately rugged

Brownfield designation

Presumptive

On-site contamination

Confirmed

Groundwater contamination

Confirmed

FEMA natural hazards risk

Very low

FEMA flood hazard

Floodway

Population within 30 miles

About 1,930,750 (report estimate)

PJM transmission zone

APS

Evaluated for

New generation or large load

The report evaluated sites in the APS 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).