On June 20th, 2019, the Rhode Island Energy Facility Siting Board issued their formal denial of the application for the Clear River Energy Center fracked-gas power plant proposed for the forest of Norther Rhode Island, based on the fact that the applicant, Invenergy, did not demonstrate a need for the facility. This will be followed by a written opinion within 60 days and Invenergy then has 10 days to appeal the decision. Invenergy may well appeal given their own records indicate that they have already spent $45 million on the application process. However, experts such as Conversation Law Foundation have indicated that any appeal is unlikely to be successful because the EFSB has already reviewed the case for the last 4 years and the applicants would need to prove to the court that there was a good reason to overturn the decision based on a procedural or other issue.
Invenergy LLC, an out of state company, had proposed putting a second power plant , Clear River Energy Center, in Burrillville, Rhode Island! The massive 1000 Megawatt Power Plant fueled by fracked gas and diesel oil proposed for Burrillville would have resulted in the unnecessary industrialization of our rural region and neighborhoods. It would have destroyed hundreds of acres of pristine interior forest right next to beautiful recreational and conservation areas like; George Washington Park, Pulaski Park, Buck Hill Management Area, and more. The proposed plant would have also introduced significant risk to our health and safety through the release of over 3 tons of Hazardous Chemicals and the potential to contaminate our water sources. The plant would have also clogged up the small town of Burrillville and surrounding country roads with massive amounts of daily tanker truck traffic for Water, Diesel Oil, and Ammonia deliveries. Check out our facts page to learn more about the details and the negative impact of this proposed plant and download the up to date list of Cities, Towns, and Groups formally opposed to the plant.
36 cities and towns in the surrounding area, every major environmental group, and a host of other organizations and leaders had all formally opposed the Clear River Energy Center power plant along with thousands and thousands of citizens. You can continue to help us get the word out and educate people about the plant, the process, the impact, and the lack of need for this project and others like it. Please visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/keeprhodeislandbeautiful for all the latest events and information. Hit Like on our Facebook page and Subscribe to our updates to stay up to date.
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Almost done! For those of you, like us, counting the 60 days and anxiously awaiting the written order from the EFSB denying Invenergy's application, we have been informed that the draft is complete and going through its final review but will not be completed this...
According to correspondence with the Burrillville Conservation Commission, US Army Corps of Engineers has announced that Invenergy has requested to suspend their permit application until further notice based on the EFSB decision to deny approval for the power plant.
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Wrong! Stay vigilant and share our analysis below of this Op-Ed full of fear mongering from the RI gas plant and fossil fuel lobby regarding the power plant rejection. (Be sure to click "include original post") From the very start of this project, supporters of...
Wow, the future is here! For years we’ve been saying that the proposed plant was NOT needed, partially due to the growth and increased price competition from renewables. Meanwhile, plant supporters told us constantly that renewables are too expensive and can’t be counted on.
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Communities and citizens supporting each other. Education and advocacy. This is how we win! Every person that held a sign, attended a hearing, wrote a letter, donated, testified, filled a seat, shared a social media story, attended a rally, shared the facts, spoke to their...
Scary. Power Plants are “safe” until they aren’t. “Manchester power plant one transformer failed causing fire fire contained no reported injuries Point St closed. Stay away from area please. Heavy smoke in area. -PVD Public Safety.”
https://www.wpri.com/news/breaking-news/crews-respond-to-fire-at-manchester-street-station-in-providence/
Read more about how delays caused by Invenergy’s lack of a water source combined with a lack of credible information from Invenergy to prove need for the power plant ultimately doomed the proposed plant in this in-depth piece by ecoRI environmental news. A huge thank...
More national coverage of Invenergy’s rejection by the EFSB. This article, with quotes from Projo’s Alex Kuffner, specifically calls out the chorus of local opposition and the strong environmental arguments regarding forest destruction in a vital wildlife corridor, in addition to the lack of need...
