Scrubgrass Generating Plant

Key facts

Location

Kennerdell, PA · Venango County

Capacity

63 MW

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Last updated

2026-08-02

Siting context

Nearest named waterway

≈ 0.2 mi — Scrubgrass Creek

Nearest high-voltage line

≈ 4.5 mi — 345 kV line

Baseline water stress

Low - Medium(10-20%)

Principal aquifer

Mississippian Aquifers(Sandstone and carbonate-rock)

Straight-line distances. Nearest named waterway via the USGS National Hydrography Dataset; nearest transmission line via HIFLD. Baseline water stress and groundwater trend describe the surrounding hydrological basin (WRI Aqueduct 4.0, CC BY 4.0) — not this facility’s measured water use. Principal-aquifer system underlying the location (USGS, mapped at 1:2,500,000 — regional context, not site hydrogeology).

Status history

1. Operational2021-06-25

   Scrubgrass Generating Plant's parent company (Stronghold Digital Mining, predecessor to the current operator) raises $105M to power Bitcoin mining at the coal-refuse plant.

   Scrubgrass Generating Plant Parent Company Raises $105M to Power Bitcoin Mining
2. Operational2026-06-02

   Local reporting describes conceptual (non-committed) load studies with FirstEnergy for 250/500/750 MW expansion scenarios (potential up to 1,363 MW) to support a future AI data-center campus; CEO Ben Gagnon: earliest additional power at that scale 'around 2028.' No permits, site plan, or construction confirmed -- planning stage only.

   Scrubgrass Could Become Area's Largest AI Data Center Campus