Allegheny Energy Center
Youghiogheny River communities win! Invenergy gives up on AEC
After seven years of community opposition to building the gas-fired power plant as well as litigation by a team of environmental groups to challenge its permit’s weak pollution controls, Invenergy…
Read MoreUrge Blackstone to Divest from Invenergy!
The threat of a gas-fired “Allegheny Energy Center” (AEC) has loomed over our region since 2016, when Invenergy proposed the power plant along the Youghiogheny River in Buena Vista. Although…
Read MoreInvenergy Gets Its Air Permit, But More Hurdles Ahead
This Tuesday, October 5, the gas-fired power plant proposed for Elizabeth Township known as Invenergy’s “Allegheny Energy Center” received its air emissions permit from the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD).…
Read MoreResidents Turn Out for Invenergy Public Hearing
On June 8th 2021 the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) hosted a public hearing for the proposed 639MW shale gas-fired power plant, Invenergy’s “Allegheny Energy Center.” The proposal was met…
Read MoreInvenergy Power Plant Air Permit Released — Make Comments!
The comment period for the draft air permit for Invenergy’s proposed shale-gas fired power plant, also called the Allegheny Energy Center, is now open. The Chicago-based private company, Invenergy, has…
Read MorePower Plant Host Agreement Coming to Light
Recently, members of Elizabeth Township were able to review the draft versions of the “Host Community Agreement” and “Sanitary Sewer Facilities Contribution Agreement,” which are contracts between Allegheny Energy Center…
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