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The city of Rockland is considering a six-month moratorium on energy plants to block the development of a natural-gas fired power plant proposed for the city.
In response, a partner with the company planning to build the plant told city councilors that his company would go elsewhere if the moratorium is approved, the Bangor Daily News reported.
Rockland Energy Center had signed an agreement with the city in August to purchase about 18 acres near City Hall and the public services garage on which to build the plant, but the company said recently it would instead locate the plant on private land. City councilors were expected to cancel the city’s option to sell the land to the company after some residents opposed the plan.
According to the BDN, Evan Coleman, a partner with Rockland Energy Center, asked councilors to hold off considering a moratorium until early February when the company will present a detailed plan addressing concerns raised by the public on emissions, the pipeline route, noise and smokestack height.
Coleman said the plant would likely be able to generate 35 megawatts, and the natural gas pipeline would likely run underground between Searsmont and Rockland.
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