Stanton

“Located at 1733 PA-92, Harding, PA 18643 (coordinates 41°22'32.3"N 75°47'50.7"W), this former coal plant near Pittson, PA, retired in 1990 and has a retired capacity of 140 MW (see Figure 34 and Table 23). Since retirement, a portion of the site was redeveloped; the remaining land is available and needs to be cleared for redevelopment. The 152-acre site is located north of Pittson along State Highway 92 along the banks of the Susquehanna River. The site has been decommissioned and remediated. It and 365.5 acres of adjacent land are zoned for industrial use and rated as intermediately rugged. The site is classified as a presumptive brownfield; it has been confirmed as having been remediated after soil contamination, while groundwater contamination is TBD. FEMA designates the site as having a very low natural hazard risk but sitting in a floodway. The parcel and nearby parcels are not located within or adjacent to a documented coal mining area and are, therefore, considered to have minimal mine subsidence potential. Rail access, major road access, and river access are all easily accessible from the site. Transmission lines and a substation are accessible from the site. The nearest natural gas pipeline runs ~5 miles away. The nearest broadband installation is ~10.5 miles away. The nearest generator is ~27 miles away. The site sits on the Marcellus shale formation. The nearest wastewater treatment plant is ~2 miles away, and the nearest brownfield is ~3 miles away. There are ~622,373 people within 30 miles of the site.”

PATER Part A report, section 4.18, page 52

Report name

Stanton (PA)

Address

1733 PA-92, Harding, PA 18643

Coordinates

41°22'32.3"N 75°47'50.7"W

Fuel

Coal

Zoning

Industrial

Ruggedness

3 = Intermediately rugged

Brownfield designation

Presumptive

On-site contamination

Confirmed - remediated

Groundwater contamination

TBD

FEMA natural hazards risk

Very low

FEMA flood hazard

Floodway

Population within 30 miles

About 622,373 (report estimate)

PJM transmission zone

PPL

Evaluated for

New generation

The report places sites in the PPL transmission zone in its generation category, because projected load growth there exceeds expected generation additions (pages 76 and 77).

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).