Plans to construct new Entergy power plant in Ridgeland moving forward

Plans to construct new Entergy power plant in Ridgeland moving forward - Mississippi Monitor

By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune   Entergy hosts a town hall on the Ridgeland power plant (Photo from Entergy)   A Madison County city is one step closer to having a natural gas power plant built in its community, but the proposed facility is not without its detractors. Earlier this week, the Ridgeland Board of Aldermen unanimously approved a conditional use permit for Entergy to build the power plant. The vote overrode the city’s zoning board…

Plans to construct new Entergy power plant in Ridgeland moving forward

An environmental impact assessment and other studies necessary to meet state and federal guidelines before start of construction will now get underway. A Madison County city is one step closer to having a natural gas power plant built in its community, but the proposed facility is not without its detractors.