Permits Approved For Va. Coal Plant
Officials in a Virginia county have approved permits that could bring the state's largest coal-fueled power plant there.
The Surry County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved permits for about 350 acres outside Dendron, where Old Dominion Electric Cooperative plans to build the 1,500-megawatt Cypress Creek Power Station. Cost estimates run $4 to $6 billion.
While most of the plant will be in Dendron, a fly-ash landfill and water-intake facility would be built in the county.
Cooperative spokesman Jeb Hockman says the vote allows federal and state environmental agencies to start testing the site.
Opponents say the plant's emissions would harm the environment and people's health. Supporters say the area needs new jobs and tax revenue.
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