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26 Novembr 2007 -- Arkansas state regulators approved an American Electric Power-SWEPCO proposal for the 600 MW, $1.3 billion coal-fired John W. Turk plant. The plant still needs to obtain permits from Louisiana and Texas, as well as from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
If approved and built, SWEPCO would own 73 percent of the plant, and is working out part-ownership deals with Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority, Northeast Texas Electric Cooperative, and Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation.
The panel placed 12 conditions on the permit for the facility, most meant to address concerns about the environmental impact of the coal plant. Among other restrictions, the decision bars SWEPCO from placing any transmission lines in recorded archaeological sites or property owned by the Nature Conservancy. The decision also prevents the utility from charging rate payers more if the plant's permit is not approved by Louisiana and Texas.
Opponents had argued the plant will dump more pollutants in the environment, including carbon dioxide -- the chief culprit of global warming.
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