Tue. 8:30 pm: Second power plant future uncertain
WARREN – The future of a second natural gas-fired power plant in Lordstown is unclear as the companies behind the project continue to engage in a legal battle.
Clean Energy Future, LLC, which already has the $900 million Lordstown Energy Center under construction off Henn Parkway that was given a green-light by the Ohio Power Siting Board in 2015, received construction approval in October from the board for a twin power plant dubbed the Trumbull Energy Center slated for construction adjacent to the first plant. The second plant is also expected to cost around $900 million to construct, putting the total project investment around $1.8 billion.
Read more in Wednesday’s Tribune Chronicle.