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Robena Mine site (Monongahela River), Greene County

A 944 megawatt project proposed for Robena Mine site (Monongahela River), Greene County, and the end user has not been named publicly.

ContestedBrownfieldSW
At a glance

The project by the numbers

StatusProposed
Capacity944 MW
Site1400 acres
Water (max)18 MGD
First announced2025
Target online2029 Q1

Proposed for Robena Mine site (Monongahela River), Greene County

The number that mattersThe site runs to about 1,400 acres.
Tenant
Not disclosed. No end user has been named publicly.
Current stage
The project has been proposed and is working through municipal review.
Decision body
Robena Mine site (Monongahela River)
Top issues
Residents and officials have focused on the size of the electrical load and what it does to regional capacity costs, what remains in the ground from the site's industrial past, how little has been disclosed about the end user, water use, continuous mechanical noise, and emissions from backup generation.

International Electric Power III LLC (Pittsburgh, CEO Peter Dailey, SVP David Spigelmyer) + Essential Utilities (NYSE: WTRG; Aqua + Peoples). 944 MW behind-the-meter CCGT + Eos battery storage + grid backup. Aqua to design/build/operate 18 MGD water treatment plant on Monongahela. Land in agreement with Core Natural Resources. $26M EU investment; turbine slots secured 2028.

What is at stake

Documented community impacts

Water

High

18 MGD treatment plant proposed; SRBC review.

Air quality

High

Industrial energy park with multiple generation sources.

News

Coverage of this project

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In Pennsylvania, a data center on industrial land usually needs a special exception or conditional use, decided by a local Zoning Hearing Board after a public, quasi-judicial hearing. Neighbors can request party status, cross-examine witnesses, and build an evidentiary record. Municipalities can also write data-center ordinances with enforceable standards.

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