Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC

Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC is a power station in Potter Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC is situated near the factory Shell Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex, as well as near the town Beaver.

Type: Power station
Description: power station with capacity >1MW in Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Also known as: “Shell Chemical Appalachia Power Plant”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Shell Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex and Merrill Lock No. 6.

Shell Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex

Factory

The Shell Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex, formally known as Shell Polymers Monaca, is an ethylene cracker and three polyethylene production plants located in Potter Township, Pennsylvania, United States, owned and operated by Shell Oil Company, the American subsidiary of supermajor oil company Royal Dutch Shell. Shell Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex is situated 780 feet north of Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC.

Merrill Lock No. 6

Protected area

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

The Merrill Lock No. 6 is the remnant of a historic lock and dam complex located along the Ohio River at Industry, Pennsylvania, United States. The remaining buildings, which now compose a restaurant, are together listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Merrill Lock No. 6 is situated 3,800 feet west of Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC.

Vanport Bridge

Bridge

Photo: VitaleBaby, Public domain.

The Vanport Bridge is a four-lane continuous truss bridge that carries Interstate 376 across the Ohio River in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. Vanport Bridge is situated 1 mile northeast of Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beaver and Center Township.

Beaver

Town

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Beaver is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. It is located near the confluence of the Beaver and Ohio rivers, approximately 30 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. The population was 4,438 at the 2020 census. Beaver is situated 2½ miles northeast of Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC.

Center Township

Town

Photo: Ombsz, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Center Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 11,649. It is a suburban community located approximately 25 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. Center Township is situated 2½ miles east of Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC.

Monaca

Village

Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Monaca is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 5,625 as of the 2020 census. It is located 25 miles northwest of Pittsburgh and is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Monaca is situated 3½ miles northeast of Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC.

Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC

Categories: natural gas-fired power station and industry
Location: Potter Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.6681° or 40° 40′ 5″ north

Longitude

-80.33759° or 80° 20′ 15″ west

Established

July 2021

Operator

Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC

Open location code

86GXMM96+6X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1084330751

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

Wikidata ID

Q116718955

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Saint Joes Boat Launch. and Vanport Township Hall.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Porter Substation and Lockkeeper’s House.

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