From Staff Reports
RENOVO The planned power plant in Renovo achieved a key milestone Thursday when the state Department of Environmental Resources approved a construction plan for the project.
DEP approved the plan and an amended air quality permit for the construction of the Renovo Energy Center LLC electric generating station, which is planned to be located in the former Pennsylvania railyards on property now owned primarily by Renovo Rail.
The project has been in the works for some seven years, and it is hopeful that demolition and construction can begin later this year. When construction reaches its peak on the estimated $850 million project, there could be more than 500 workers on site. It will take more than two years to build with about 25 permanent jobs. Bechtel Corporation is the developer for the project under the name Renovo Energy Center (REC) LLC.