Paul.? We are aware of this plant.? It has been in the planning stage for three years or so.

We need to insist that AEP plan a scheme for sequestration of the carbon dioxide.

Thanks,? Duane

-----Original Message----- From: Paul Wilson pjgrunt@lycos.com To: ec@osenergy.org Sent: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 5:33 pm Subject: [EC] [FW]Fwd: W. Virginia coal-fired power plant

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This is AEP's proposed IGCC plant in Mason County. Fighting this is part of the Smart Energy Solutions grant proposal we subitted in January. The air permit has been before DEP for some months, and the Siting Certificate from the Public Service Commission was filed in January 2006. AEP put the plant on hold due to high costs for most of the year, but recently re-filed this and the Schedule calls for action this fall (just about the same time as the Allegheny power line). Neither permit has been issued yet, but I have been too busy to do detailed review.

To make the issue a little more complicated, AEP claims they need this facility because some old dirty plants will likely be shut down, rather than put scrubbers on them. If this were actually tied to shut down of old dirty facilities, it might meet the Club's interim policy. But at this time, AEP has no plans to sequester CO2, hence it would be marginal in any case.

If we were to get involved, putting carbon sequestration on the plant would be a logical goal.

JBK

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"Paul Wilson" pjgrunt@lycos.com 6/27/2007 5:33 PM >>>

Anybody know anything about this power plant??

Also there is a conf. call at 8pm tomorrwo night with regional Director Glen Besa on the fights over CAFE and renewable energy in the House.

If you need the call in information and want to be on the call, please contact me or Jonathan or Barbara.

thanks, paul w.

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From: Erin.Chalmer! s@sierraclub.org

Date: Jun 27, 2007 5:20 PM

Subject: W. Virginia coal-fired power plant

To: pjgrunt@gmail.com

Hi Paul,

Here's an article on the proposed plant - we're trying to get more

information about it, but feel free to pass on to Energy Committee folks to

see if anyone knows about it or lives near it.

Regional field staff Bill Price is very interested in challenging the plant

and would be interested in helping organize opposition. It's a so-called

"clean-coal" plant, which means less pollution, but still plenty of carbon

dioxide, still requires mountain-top removal or other destructive mining,

and still plenty of mercury and other pollution. Again, we're vetting it

out at the national law program because we're trying to keep track of all

new coal plants in the country and fight as many as we can. So if the chapter was interested, there would probably be some help from Bill and

maybe from national folks for media work, finding an attorney or possibly

finances (no guarantees yet, of course). So let me know if anyone jumps on

this and I'll let you know if we find out anything more.

http://www.wvgazette.com/section/News/2007061811

thanks,

Erin

Erin Chalmers

Environmental Law Fellow

Sierra Club Environmental Law Program

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