Resistance Continues Over Planned Hampton Roads Coal-Fired Plant

As part of an ongoing dispute with Old Dominion Electric Cooperative, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation issued a report projecting an annual increase in health care costs of more than $200 million if Old Dominion moves forward with a planned coal-fired generation plant near Newport News, Virginia. Old Dominion argues that the 1,500 MW plant would help meet increasing power demands in the area and create hundreds of permanent jobs. The Daily Press has the full story.

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