The Associated Press reported on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2007 that the developers of a proposed coal-fired power plant in southeastern Arizona that has drawn severe criticism from the proposed neighbors have decided the facility will instead burn natural gas. The SouthWestern Power Group announced the decision for its Bowie Power Station in a news release sent late Friday. Company officials were not available for comment or further explanation on Saturday. The natural gas announcement brought a swift reaction from Cochise County Supervisor Paul Newman, who held a Town Hall meeting Aug. 17 that brought together company officials, plant supporters and a host of opponents.
"That's a huge environmental victory for Cochise County and the state of Arizona," Newman, a former Arizona state legislator, said Saturday. "I've been in a state of disbelief about it since yesterday afternoon when I was informed."
The Associated Press reported on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2007 that The Bowie facility was approved by the Arizona Corporation Commission in 2002 as a natural gas-fired plant with two 500-megawatt generators. After the first unit was built, the private plant would have been required to also build some solar power units, and pay into a fund to compensate nearby growers if they are harmed by the increase in groundwater pumping the plant requires. But with the soaring price of natural gas and crude oil and questionable supplies in the future, the power company felt compelled to change the power source to coal.
However, with the huge public relations backlash and political pressure from greenhouse gas advocates, the power company has once again chosen natural gas.
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