Two Elk Energy Park Unit 1

This plant was initially proposed in 1996. It would use coal from the nearby Black Thunder Mine, and would service contract buyers using PacifiCorp’s transmission system. The project was granted an air permit in Aug. 2001, and is currently under construction.

On December 20, 2007 the Sierra Club and Powder River Basin Resource Council filed a petition against the air permit for the Two Elk plant due to the company's failure to do sufficient work on the plant to justify continuing the permit.

According to an April 2009 Sierra Club update, Northern American Power Group is in the process of applying for a new permit with Wyoming DEQ. The Sierra Club lawsuit against the previous permit is still pending.

Project Details
Sponsor: North American Power Group Location: Campbell County, WY Capacity: 325 MW Projected in Service: 2011 Status: Construction

Citizen Groups

 * Powder River Basin Resource Council, Jill Morrison, jillm [at] powderriverbasin.org
 * Wyoming Sierra Club, Melanie Stein, melanie.stein [at] sierraclub.org

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