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NY blocked plans to upgrade power plants that burn natural gas. Was that a mistake?

Syracuse.com · last updated
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Owners of the Danskammer power plant on the Hudson River in Newburgh were denied permission to renovate the facility with new gas-burning technology.Google Maps

After losing a five-year battle with state officials, the owners of an aging Hudson Valley power plant finally gave up last year on their plans to modernize the facility.

The Department of Environmental Conservation won a protracted legal battle with Danskammer Energy, blocking the company from investing $500 million to replace the 70-year-old boilers at its power plant with cleaner-burning, state-of-the-art equipment.

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