Virginia Coop Suspends Efforts to Acquire Permits for Surry Coal Plant

Virginia-based Old Dominion Electric Cooperative is suspending its efforts to obtain the environmental permits needed to build what would have been the state’s largest coal-fueled power plant in Surry County.  The coop’s decision to pull back from the proposed $6 billion Cypress Creek Power Station was based in large part on the Environmental Protection Agency’s new, more stringent environmental regulations.  The Daily Press has the full story.

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