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Allegheny Energy Center

Allegheny County Recommends No Rezoning for Power Plant in Elizabeth Township

By Ashley Funk | August 16, 2017 | 1

Recently, the Planning Division of Allegheny County Economic Development issued a comment to the Elizabeth Township Board of Commissioners on a proposed rezoning in order to develop a gas-fired power…

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Allegheny Energy Center Suggests New Location for Gas Plant

By Krissy Kasserman | January 2, 2017 | 0

Invenergy’s subsidary Allegheny Energy Center is planning to build a 550 mega-watt gas-fired power plant in Elizabeth Township. Currently, the plant is proposed to be constructed along the Yough near…

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MWA & Protect ET Granted Intervenor Status in AEC Appeal

By Krissy Kasserman | October 4, 2016 | 1

On September 19, 2016, the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas granted Protect Elizabeth Township (Protect ET) and the Mountain Watershed Association (MWA) intervention in Allegheny Energy Center’s (AEC) appeal…

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Elizabeth Township Denies Gas Plant Request!

By Krissy Kasserman | June 15, 2016 | 3

In front of a packed house, the Elizabeth Township Zoning Hearing Board voted tonight 4-1 to deny Allegheny Energy Center, LLC’s request for use, noise, and height variances to construct a…

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Please Attend the Elizabeth Township Zoning Hearing Board Meeting on Gas Plant

By Stephanie Novak | June 13, 2016 | 0

Tomorrow night (June 14th) the Elizabeth Township Zoning Hearing Board will render a decision whether or not to grant a use variance for Allegheny Energy Center, the proposed gas power…

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Invenergy Hearing Concludes, Comments Accepted through 4/30

By Krissy Kasserman | April 26, 2016 | 0

Approximately 200 people attended the zoning hearing in Elizabeth Township on Wednesday regarding Invenergy’s proposed natural gas-fired power plant on the banks of the Yough River. This was the third…

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Curious how to say the name of the river? It's pronounced "yawk-a-gainey" or simply the "yawk." "Youghiogheny" is a Lenape word that means "water following in a contrary direction."

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