Big Emissions Estimate a Worst-Case Scenario, Gas Plant Builder Says

Green politican alarmed that big gas plant will be built in her riding

A politician who’s been fighting climate change for years is horrified that the province's electricity provider has decided to put a big, gas-powered plant in her riding.

Big emissions estimate a worst-case scenario, gas plant builder says

The U.S. company hired to build a natural gas plant in Tantramar says an annual greenhouse gas emissions estimate of 900,000 tonnes per year is a worst-case scenario that is unlikely to happen.

Gas-fired power plant announced for rural Tantramar, environmental impact assessment underway » CHMA

Image from EIA registration document submitted by PROENERGY, showing a similar plant to the one proposed for Centre Village. A gas turbine project planned for a rural property near Midgic could employ more than 100 people during its construction, and thereafter between eight to ten maintenance and operations technicians, according to a senior executive with the project. John MacIsaac is president of PROENERGY Canada, a subsidiary of the Missouri…