NextEra’s Fayette Gas Plant Open House Splits the Neighborhood
NextEra Energy took its $13 billion, 3,750-megawatt (MW) East Riverside Energy Center to the people on Tuesday night, and the people showed up. Hundreds of Fayette County residents filled Brownsville Area High School for their first look at what would be one of the largest gas-fired power plants in the country. They got poster boards, experts to chat with, and a five-minute slideshow every hour. What they didn't get was a microphone for questions. We picked up a few new details, including one that producers and pipeline companies should read twice.To view this content, log into your member account. (Not a member? Join Today!)