Porter Substation

Porter Substation is an electrical substation in Potter Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Porter Substation is situated nearby to the power station Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC, as well as near Center Township.

Places of Interest Nearby

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

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 1 mile northwest of Porter Substation.

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 3,700 feet north of Porter Substation.

Beaver Valley Mall

Shopping center

The Beaver Valley Mall is a super-regional shopping mall in Center Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. It is owned, and operated by Namdar Realty Group and Mason Asset Management, respectively. Beaver Valley Mall is situated 1½ miles northeast of Porter Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Center Township and Beaver.

Center Township

Town

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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 Porter Substation.

Beaver

Town

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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 3 miles northeast of Porter Substation.

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 Porter Substation.

Porter Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Potter Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.66011° or 40° 39′ 36″ north

Longitude

-80.33526° or 80° 20′ 7″ west

Operator

Duquesne Light Company

Open location code

86GXMM67+2V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 617692136

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