Talen Files with PJM to Add More Gas-Fired Power in Montour County

Earlier this year, the board of commissioners in Montour County, PA, voted unanimously to reject Talen Energy’s request to rezone empty agricultural land near Talen’s Montour Power Plant for a proposed data center (see Antis Convince Montour County to Reject Talen Data Center Rezoning). The decision followed community concerns stoked by lying groups like Food & Water Watch regarding “potential environmental impacts” on the nearby Montour Preserve. Talen is now informing the board that it will file an application to expand its power generation facility with two new gas-fired power units, with no mention of a data center.

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