Mitchell Power Station

“Located at 50 Electric Way, New Eagle, PA 15067 (coordinates 40°13'16.6"N 79°58'07.9"W), this former coal plant by Courtney, PA, on the banks of the Monongahela River retired in 2013 and has a retired capacity of 448.6 MW (see Figure 31 and Table 20). The land is partially cleared, but some of the plant structures remain on the site. The 26.6-acre site is located north of the intersection between Interstate 70 and State Highway 43. Decommissioning has not started, and its remediation has not yet begun. It and 278.7 acres of nearby undeveloped land under common ownership are zoned for industrial use and rated as moderately rugged land. According to the PA DCED decommissioning and redevelopment playbook, the broader Mitchell Power Station and adjacent Canestrale properties comprise ~856 acres in cohesive ownership available for redevelopment (PA DCED, 2018). The site is treated as a presumptive brownfield with confirmed contaminated soil 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. Rail access, major roads, and water access are all easily accessible from the site. The site has access to transmission lines and a substation, and a natural gas pipeline runs ~0.5 miles away. The nearest broadband installation is ~1.5 miles away. The nearest generator is ~14.5 miles away. The site sits on the Marcellus shale formation. The nearest wastewater treatment plant is ~1.5 miles away, and the nearest brownfield is 3.5 miles away. There are ~1,869,316 people within 30 miles of the site.”

PATER Part A report, section 4.15, page 49

Report name

Mitchell Power Station

Address

50 Electric Way, New Eagle, PA 15067

Coordinates

40°13'16.6"N 79°58'07.9"W

Fuel

Bituminous Coal

Zoning

Industrial

Ruggedness

4 = Moderately 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 1,869,316 (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).