Panther Creek Energy Facility
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Panther Creek Energy Facility is an operating power station of at least 94-megawatts (MW) in Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Panther Creek Energy Facility | Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania, United States | 40.854596, -75.878464 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1: 40.854596, -75.878464
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Operating | coal: waste coal | 94 | subcritical | 1992 |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Panther Creek Power Operating LLC [100%] | Stronghold Digital Mining Inc [100.0%] |
Background
As of 2021, the Panther Creek Energy Facility was owned by Stronghold Digital Mining. The power plant burns waste coal to power Stronghold’s cryptocurrency mining operations.[1][2]
In mid-2023, Panther Creek applied for a permit to burn a mixture of shredded tires as “tire-derived fuel” (TDF) at the power station. In December 2023, the Clean Air Council, PennFuture, and residents of Carbon County held a press conference to urge the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to reject the request, raising alarm over the cancer-causing pollution released by burning tires.[1]
According to reporting from March 2025, a Canadian cryptocurrency company, Bitfarms, was set to acquire Stronghold Digital Mining and its two coal plants, Scrubgrass Generating Plant and Panther Creek Energy Facility. The deal was expected to close by the end of the month. Bitfarms reportedly planned to use electricity from the coal plants to power its bitcoin mining operations.[3]
Emissions Data
- 2024 SO2 Mass (short tons): 378[4]
- 2024 NOx Mass (short tons): 308[4]
- 2023 Mercury emissions (Hg, lb): 0.5[5][6]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Carbon County Residents Urge DEP To Deny Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc. Request To Burn Tires To Fuel Its Cryptocurrency Mining Operation At The Panther Creek Power Plant,” PA Environment Digest, December 18, 2023
- ↑ “Power Facilities,” Stronghold Digital Mining, accessed March 7, 2025
- ↑ “Canada Bitcoin Miner Acquiring Two Pennsylvania Coal Plants,” Power Magazine, March 4, 2025
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 EIA (2024). "Clean Air Markets Program Data (CAMD)". Retrieved 2025-02-20.
- ↑ Clean Air and Power Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (February 2024). "Annual data 2022 vs. 2023". Retrieved 2025-03-04.
- ↑ Toxics Release Inventory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (October 2024). "2023 Basic Plus Data". Retrieved 2025-03-04.
Additional data
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