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Lease for US$940M coal power plant approved

A WEST Virginia commission has approved a land lease to Longview Power, essentially giving the go...

Staff Reporter

Longview developer GenPower wants to build the power plant along the Monongahela River near Maidsville. The facility would generate 600 megawatts of electricity.

Dow Jones reported the Monongalia County Commission would receive US$100,000 per year in rent, or US$3 million in lieu of property taxes from the deal.

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