Pennsylvania
Susquehanna-Roseland Transmission Line (New Jersey, Pennsylvania)
STATUS: In progress with opposition TYPE: Transmission OPPOSITION: Environmental groups, local residents PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: PPL Electric Utilities and Public Service Electric & Gas Co. (PSE&G) have jointly proposed to build the Susquehanna-Roseland Project, a 500-kilovolt overhead transmission line from … Continue reading
Broad Mountain Wind Project, Fountain Springs, PA
STATUS: Stalled TYPE: Wind OPPOSITION: Local residents PROSPECTS: Unlikely BACKGROUND: Broad Mountain Development Co. LLC planned to construct and operate a 27-windmill farm in the township of Fountain Springs. Construction would create roughly 100 temporary jobs. A project spokesperson expressed … Continue reading
Gamesa Energy’s Shaffer Mountain Wind Project, Somerset County, PA
STATUS: Stalled TYPE: Wind OPPOSITION: Local residents, Sensible Wind Solutions, Mountain Laurel Chapter of Trout Unlimited, The Allegheny Plateau Audubon Society PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: Gamesa Energy proposes to install 30 (two megawatt) wind turbines on Shaffer Mountain where, according to … Continue reading
Dunning Mountain Wind Project, Bedford County, PA, Iberdrola Renewables
STATUS: In progress, with opposition TYPE: Wind OPPOSITION: Local residents; Save Our Allegheny Ridges (SOAR) PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: Iberdrola’s plans to build 25 windmills stretching about four miles in parts of Bedford, East St. Clair, King and South Woodbury townships. … Continue reading
Crystal Lake Wind Project, Energy Unlimited Inc., PA
STATUS: In progress, with opposition TYPE: Wind OPPOSITION: Local residents; Defend Our Watershed; Save Crystal Lake PROSPECTS: Unlikely BACKGROUND: Energy Unlimited’s proposed project would install 34 turbines with a maximum capacity of 54 megawatts, enough electricity for 16,000 homes. The … Continue reading
Delta-T Ethanol Facility, PA
STATUS: Stalled TYPE: Ethanol OPPOSITION: Local residents; No Ethanol PROSPECTS: Unlikely BACKGROUND: Northeast Ethanol and Renewable Resources LTD proposed a $150 million plant in the city of Mayfield. The plant would have an annual production capacity of 50 million gallons … Continue reading
South Chestnut Ridge Windpower Project, PA
STATUS: Prolonged Delay TYPE: Wind OPPOSITION: Local residents, Fayette County Zoning Hearing Board PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: The $100 million project would install 24 wind turbines and generate enough electricity for 17,000 homes. Local residents oppose the project based on concerns … Continue reading
Penn-Mar Ethanol Plant, Greene Township, Franklin County, PA
STATUS: Killed TYPE: Ethanol OPPOSITION: Citizens for a Quality Environment PROSPECTS: Dead BACKGROUND: On February 7, 2005, Penn-Mar Ethanol signed a $2.24 million sales agreement to buy a 55-acre tract within the Cumberland Valley Business Park, a 1,400 acre community … Continue reading
Penn-Mar Ethanol Plant, Conoy Township, PA (Susquehanna River)
STATUS: Killed TYPE: Ethanol OPPOSITION: Neighboring government and residents (Hellam Township) PROSPECTS: Dead BACKGROUND: In 2004, Penn-Mar Ethanol attempted to construct an ethanol producing plant in Conoy Township, Pennsylvania. Neighboring Hellam Township sent a letter to the Conoy Township Board … Continue reading
Greene Energy Resource Recovery Project, PA
STATUS: In progress with opposition; litigation TYPE: Coal OPPOSITION: National Parks Conservation Association; Group Against Smog and Pollution; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Sierra Club PROSPECTS: Likely BACKGROUND: In 2003 the developer proposed a 525 megawatt waste coal plant in Greene County, … Continue reading