Fluvanna supervisors to decide fate of proposed Tenaska power plant

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – After rejections by the Fluvanna County Planning Commission of a “substantial accord” petition, and later a special use permit for higher smokestacks, the Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors decides on those issues Wednesday night.

It has not just been Fluvanna County residents weighing in at public comment during planning commission meetings, but people from around the region including the Community Climate Collaborative, Southern Environmental Law Center, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and others.

Tenaska Project Expedition is an effort by Nebraska-based Tenaska to add a 1500 megawatt gas-fired power plant next to the current gas-fired facility that for 20 years has added 1000 megawatts a day to the power grid…

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