The 936MW natural gas-fired plant, which would run at least partially on locally grown Marcellus Shale gas, will be built in Asylum Township, Bradford County, US.
DEP Secretary Mike Krancer commented, "With this approval, Moxie now has all that it needs from DEP to move forward with the construction of this historic facility, which will use clean, pipeline-quality, locally produced natural gas as fuel."
The company was also required to perform air quality analyses and submit them to DEP for review as part of the plan approval.
The agency has also issued an industrial stormwater permit for the plant, which has two power blocks – with each block including a combustion gas turbine and a steam turbine.
Each combined cycle process could generate up to 468MW of electricity. The plant also has a heat recovery steam generator and supplemental duct burners.
Krancer said that the power plant is expected to benefit the economy as well as the environment by using a cleaner fuel and creating hundreds of jobs.
In addition, Moxie Patriot has applied for an air quality plan approval for a similar facility to be constructed in Clinton Township, Lycoming County. The application is being reviewed by DEP.
