July 25, 2024 | njspotlightnews.org
The Department of Environmental Protection gave the sewage commission a preliminary approval to build a gas-powered plant in the Ironbound section of Newark, which would be the fourth plant in the neighborhood. According to the DEP’s assessment, green energy would not provide sufficient power to run the plant, which the PVSC argues is needed to prevent leaking sewage during power outages.
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NJ SEED: People living in the Ironbound section of Newark may have a case for objecting to another power plant in their neighborhood, but one might assume that accessibility to transmission capabilities has something to do with the choice of location. Nevertheless, when the power goes out folks in the Ironbound will be just as anxious to have their power restored as the rest of the impacted population.
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