Pennsylvania officials withdrew approval of a long-proposed 1,000-MW natural gas-fired powerplant near Pittsburgh after environmental groups pointed to deficient air quality standards stated in its approved permit and evidence that state-based developer Robinson Power Co. did not intend to build it.
The halt by the state Dept. of Environmental Protection of the Beech Hollow Energy Project on Sept. 29 follows the developer’s request to withdraw approval first granted in 2017 to site the facility in Robinson Township. A permit was reissued in 2020 following a turbine design change, but opponents appealed the move in June.