Company wants to see coal-fired power in Mesquite region
By Nancy Perkins
Deseret Morning News
Published: December 6, 2007
ST. GEORGE — Opposition is mounting against a private company's plan to build a massive coal-fired power plant on 200 acres of federal land about 12 miles northwest of Mesquite, near Utah's border.
The proposed $1.2 billion Toquop Energy Project would generate 750 megawatts of electricity, enough to provide power to 75,000 homes in the Las Vegas and Phoenix area, according to the permit application filed by Sithe Global Power.
The company's original plan to build a natural gas-fired power plant changed to coal when gas prices escalated. A new environmental impact statement is now required, according to the Bureau of Land Management in Nevada.
Critics say the coal-fired plant would pollute the environment, contribute to global warming and create unnecessary health risks for residents of the region.
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