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NTE in perspective, and statements which are nothing but spin. By the way, the city makes 5x and > in Section 8, than NTE projected payroll tax. City just buying time.
  
  By Chelsey Levingston and Rick McCrabb

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MIDDLETOWN —

It’s nearly impossible to put a dollar amount on the economic impact the $500 million power plant would have on the Middletown community, financial experts said.

But they said the Middletown region certainly would benefit from the power plant that NTE Energy LLC of St. Augustine, Fla., publicly announced Tuesday that it wants to build near Oxford State and Cincinnati Dayton roads.

NTE Energy’s proposal is to build a plant running on natural gas on 50 acres that would generate more than 500 megawatts of electric power, which could supply approximately 400,000 homes, company officials said.

If everything goes as planned, construction of the new power plant, called the Middletown Energy Center, will create 300 to 400 jobs, and once open in 2018, 25 to 30 permanent operator and maintenance technician jobs, and provide a cleaner source of energy to the region’s electricity supplies, said Tim Eves, senior vice president of development for NTE Energy.

Eves said the company is spending “a lot of money on development.”

The project does not qualify to receive state tax credits, according to the Dayton Development Coalition. However, Middletown officials said they anticipate NTE will request a 20-year property tax abatement from the city.

Hiring will not start until at least this time next year. Company officials said the positions will be “good-paying jobs that you can support a family on.”

That has the possibility to create “a potential economic boom” for the city, said Janice Kinghorn, an economics professor at Miami University Middletown. “These will be good-paying jobs, stable jobs.”

She said the plant could be the “catalyst to move the economy in the right direction” because it may spur additional business in the area.

City officials, construction union representatives, Middletown residents and business owners agree. The timing of the announcement that NTE Energy chose Middletown to build one of its three power plants — the other two are in Texas and North Carolina — in the United States, was perfect for the cash-strapped city.

In recent years, the Manchester Inn, once considered the city’s “gem,” has closed and is on the market; the city is trying to sell its golf course, Weatherwax Golf Course, because of budget concerns; Target announced it was closing the Middletown store location in the spring because of poor sales; and Finish Line recently closed inside the Towne Mall Galleria.

The news couldn’t be coming at a better time considering the city’s employment health. Ten years ago, on average, there were 24,200 Middletown residents working and the unemployment rate in the city was 6.3 percent, according to the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services. Last year, on average, there were 21,900 Middletown residents working and the unemployment rate was 7.7 percent.

Then the city received “a shot in the arm” last week, said Les Landen, the city’s law director.

Once the power plant is open, Landen said between $2 million to $2.5 million in wages will generate $35,000 to $40,000 in payroll taxes for the city.

“Is that number huge? No,” Landen said. “But economic development is a long and slow process. It’s a step, a good step.”

When asked if he could attach an economic value to the plant, Landen said, “There’s more to things than just numbers.”

He was quick to point out that when the construction workers are in town, they will spend money at hotels, restaurants, and gas stations. And if the permanent workers are from out of town, they will need to buy homes or rent apartments, he said.

He said the plant is “a great opportunity for the community” because it will provide high-tech jobs, what he called “exactly the type of jobs we’re trying to attract.”

Once known as a steel town, Middletown hopes to move in “a different direction,” Landen said.

Are there any negatives regarding the power plant?

“Nothing jumps out at us,” Landen said. Then he mentioned increased traffic along Oxford State Road, which already is heavily traveled because of AK Steel.

“You can always find negatives,” he said. “But the positives so outweigh the negatives.”

David Fehr, Butler County director of development, added: “We look at it as something positive. Nobody wants one of those in their backyard, but this is a fairly well-established industrial area. It should be a fairly good neighbor for the community.”

Landen said the company’s decision to build in Middletown shows that the city is “a great place to be and to build.”

Then he added: “This is a positive piece in the puzzle. It shows that we want to move forward and we are a place where people want to be.”

Rick Pearce, president of the Chamber of Commerce Serving Middletown, Monroe and Trenton, believes once the plant opens it will “put our area on the map when people hear about this new clean energy process. It will draw attention to us. It will have a positive impact on the area.”

Denise Hamet, the city’s economic development director, said the project was “very significant” for the city because an outside company contacted Middletown and said, “We want to be here.”

She said the deal is a “win” for the city and “that’s what we are looking at.”

In the last few weeks, as negotiations turned serious and company representatives met with city officials, Hamet said the company said they wanted to be part of the community. They asked how they could help the local school district, she said.

She said the keys to a successful partnership are “collaboration and connection,” and the company “saw potential in the community.”

Dave Burrows, director of economic development programs for Dayton Development Coalition, called the proposed plan “a huge investment.”

When asked about the Middletown location, he said: “Logistically it’s a great place and it’s in the midst of multiple energy sources.”

More job creation is happening 30 jobs at a time, Burrows told the Journal-News in a 2013 interview.

“You will see more companies in the 25 to 100 jobs rather than the 500 to 2,000 jobs, although we’re trying to get those,” Burrows said. But new job announcements for more than 500 positions at a time are “few and far between.”

At Atrium Medical Center in Middletown, the number of employees the last 10 years has risen from 1,470 to 1,581, according to hospital officials.

Since the lockout at AK Steel nearly eight years ago, the number of union members at the Middletown Works has dropped from 2,700 to 1,700 and there are about 2,100 union and salaried workers in Middletown.

Chris Webster, business agent for Plumber Pipefitters and Mechanical Local 392 in Cincinnati, said he was “astounded” when he read in the newspaper that the power plant was wanting to build in Middletown.

“It’s a great thing for the Middletown area,” he said. “This will be a major job.”

He said his company has heard “bits and pieces” and had “feelers” about the power plant wanting to use union workers.

The estimated cost to build the power plant — $500 million — would represent the largest business investment in Butler County in recent years, bigger than the approximately $400 million SunCoke Energy coke plant built in Middletown to supply AK Steel Holding Corp. SunCoke Energy Middletown opened at the end of 2011.

The proposed power plant is also a larger capital investment than the current mega-retail project in the pipeline in Liberty Twp. at the intersection of Interstate 75 and Ohio 129. Columbus developer Steiner + Associates is supposed to start construction this year of Liberty Center, a mixed retail, entertainment, dining and housing center that would cost more than $300 million in its first phase of development.

“What makes (NTE Energy) so expensive is all the equipment,” Fehr said. “That helps the local economy because even if parts come from all around the world, locally you have to buy steel, piping, insulation and bricks, for example.”

The chance to bring any new jobs to the city was welcome news, especially for businesses near the plant’s site.

Erica Kuhbander, new owner of Shear Kaos Salon, 1300 Cincinnati Dayton Road, just down the street from the proposed site, said the plant “sounds good for the community. I hope any new business, they use local contractors. That’s the main thing.”

Roland Whitaker, licensed master barber/owner of Family Barber and Beauty Shop, 2907 Cincinnati Dayton Road, said while the plant isn’t scheduled to open until 2018, the jobs it’s expected to create “sure is good news.”

Middletown council member Anita Scott Jones added: “This is exactly the type of economic development we need to bring to the city with the number of jobs and the type of business.”

 
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MUM econ prof- this has possibilities. Wow, staggering insight.
 
Les Landen- new type of industry. Oh really, another blue collar, industrial site.
 
Anita Scott Jones (what embarrassment)- type of jobs, numbers, development needed. Oh really, 30 jobs, only need 10,000 more to go. I thought Middletown was a biomedical hub?
 
Denise Hamlet (comical)- they called us, they show people want to invest in Middletown). Try again Ms. Hamlet- FACT- land in area already established for heavy industry, interconnect access for grid tap, keep outside the coal producing regions like West Va, Ky.   
 
Rick Pearce- it will put us on map. Draw people to area because of clean energy. Hey Rick, nuclear has been around for about 50 years (clean).
 
Clueless folks.  
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Yep, SEC 8 makes the city more money,fact,The city is under a FEDREAL INVESTAGATION with HUD over their running of that program. They could very well lose the administration of that program. What are they going to do for money then because they may also lose other FEDERAL grants because HUD may not trust the way they spend it. Their track record hasn't been good or trust worthy. I guess we'll see.
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From MJ:
Middletown energy plant hopes to open in 2018

By Rick McCrabb

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MIDDLETOWN —
Two representatives from the company that plans to build a $500 million natural gas-fired power plant in Middletown were in town last week to meet with the Southwestern Ohio Air Quality Agency and city leaders.

Tim Eves, executive vice president of development at NTE Energy, said the St. Augustine, Fla.-based company started looking to build a plant in southwestern Ohio about five years ago, and after meeting with city officials, they considered a “handful” of sites. He said the one at the corner of Oxford State and Cincinnati-Dayton roads in Middletown was attractive because transformers and pipelines were present on the property.

He said once opened in 2018, the plant will operate as the “most cost effective” facility in the United States and generate enough power to supply about 400,000 homes.

Mike Bradley, senior vice president of commercial, said the plant, called Middletown Energy Center, will operate about 80 percent of the time and use no oil or coal. Residents will only see trucks during construction, he said.

He said the permit applications are being filed, and the ground-breaking is tentatively set for the second quarter of 2015.

He said the construction of the plant will require 300 to 400 workers, and hopefully most of those will come from local unions. During operation, the plant will employ 25-30 workers.

The plant will create “all kind of opportunities,” Bradley said.
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acclaro;  I agree with all of your statements above save one: nuclear energy as "clean" . Ask the people in Fukushima how clean that energy is!
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NTE ENERGY HAS SELECTED A SITE IN MIDDLETOWN, OHIO TO DEVELOP A CLEAN GAS-FIREDCOMBINED CYCLE WITH THE FOLLOWING ANTICIPATED MILESTONES:

  • Site Secured – 2013
  • Interconnection Application – 2013
  • Permit Applications – Early 2014
  • Permits Received – Early 2015
  • Financial Close & Ground Breaking – Early 2015
  • Commercial Operation Date – Early-Mid 2018

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New article on the plant / power in SW Ohio:

http://www.journal-news.com/news/news/potential-for-six-power-plants-to-operate-in-butle/nd4PB/

Looks like Middletown might be smart to capitalize more on its natural gas accessibility. The downside will be that pollution will go up and quality of life will go down, especially south of Roosevelt. Time for demolitions / eminent domain to begin.
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Originally posted by Trotwood Trotwood wrote:

New article on the plant / power in SW Ohio:
Looks like Middletown might be smart to capitalize more on its natural gas accessibility.


I'm not so sure, I like your idea about kicking AK Steel out and building a major airport more.
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^hahaha I do too! As politically impossible as doing it would be, imagine the economic potential of having a hub airport in the Cincinnati-Dayton metro again. 

But hey, Middletown needs whatever it can get I guess. I still am going to be vocal on here from time to time about the need to consider the RESIDENTS of Middletown, so it doesn't just degenerate into the economically disadvantaged and polluted hole within the region.  And proposals like this one do bring up that fear.
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   City steps closer to $500M power plant
   The Florida company planning to build a $500 million natural gas-fired power plant in Middletown provided Tuesday an update about financing for the project, saying its secured private investors to help pay for the project.
   Middletown Energy Center is one of three natural gas-fired power plants that NTE Energy is planning to build, along with power plants in North Carolina and Texas. The total investment in all three facilities is more than $1.1 billion according to NTE Energy.
   Capital Dynamics and Wattage Finance LLC, which is owned by a group of private investors and managed by an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners LLC, will work with NTE Energy to finalize the development and prepare the three projects for construction financing, according to NTE.
   NTE Energy’s three power projects are in the late stages of development and are expected to close financing and go into construction in the next 9 to 12 months, the company said.
   Meanwhile, NTE Energy is seeking regulatory approvals from Ohio Power Siting Board and Southwest Ohio Air Quality Agency, which it must obtain before proceeding with construction in Middletown at the proposed site near Cincinnati-Dayton and Oxford State roads.
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Over The Hill -

We can only hope that HUD conducts an honest, thorough investigation of other "entitlement" programs besides Section 8. I'm wondering what Doug Adkins and Kyle Fooks will have to say regarding the convoluted CDBG, NSP, Stimulus and HOME grants that they are responsible for??
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Like you say Perplexed we can only hope. But I wonder if the "agreement " they signed made some sort of provision that HUD won't persue further legal action if they agree to move the program to WCMH and BMHA . They had to make some sort of deal to keep them from prosecuting. I know Dougie said "we haven't done any thing wrong" but we all know that wasn't the truth. So I guess that expensive attorney paid off for them. He got them a sweet deal. IMO
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From MJ:
Draft air permit issued for Middletown power plant

MIDDLETOWN —
A proposed natural gas-fired power plant in Middletown has received a draft air permit from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, another step in the approximately $500 million project’s development before construction could start.

Public comments about the project are now being accepted. Ohio EPA along with its local monitoring arm Southwest Ohio Air Quality Agency will host at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27, a public meeting to share information about the project, answer questions and record public comments. Written comments can also be mailed to: Kurt Smith, Southwest Ohio Air Quality Agency, 250 William Howard Taft Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45219.

The application, draft permit and other related materials are available for review at local arm of the EPA by calling 513-946-7759.

The upcoming meeting will be held at Middletown City Council Chambers, at One Donham Plaza.

If the state agency approves the air permit, it would allow NTE to start construction pending other regulatory approvals from other government agencies with oversight.

The air permit regulates emissions from the facility such as particulates (ash and dust), carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, sulfur dioxide and greenhouse gases, said Dina Pierce, spokeswoman for Ohio EPA.

“The permit would set limits on the emissions,” Pierce said. “People know the local area better than we do, so we want to hear what they have to say.”

NTE Energy LLC of St. Augustine, Fla., publicly announced in January this year plans to build an approximately $500 million natural gas plant in Middletown. If everything moves forward, plans are to start construction midway through 2015 and open in 2018, producing more than 500 megawatts of electric power year-round.

The power plant could be built near the intersection of Cincinnati-Dayton and Oxford State roads.
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Middletown power plant project called a “game-changer” for region
By Chelsey Levingston

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MIDDLETOWN —
Plans to build a natural gas-fired power plant in Middletown have so far faced no public opposition and developers say they’re on schedule to start construction of the more than $500 million project next year pending regulatory approvals.

NTE Energy LLC of St. Augustine, Fla., publicly announced in January of this year plans to build a power plant in Middletown that burns natural gas to generate electricity. The company must still obtain necessary government permits and certifications, and a pair of public hearings held this week in Middletown is another hurdle crossed in the process.

If everything moves forward, plans are to start construction midway through 2015 and open in 2018, producing more than 500 megawatts of electric power year-round.

The power plant could be built near the intersection of Cincinnati-Dayton and Oxford State roads.

At the public hearings held Monday and Tuesday at Middletown City Council Chambers, supporters spoke out in favor of the project. No criticism was expressed.

“It’s certainly going to be a game changer I think for Middletown and really the surrounding region,” said Middletown Mayor Larry Mulligan Jr., also the Butler-Warren market president for First Financial Bank, at Monday’s meeting. That hearing was organized by Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and its local monitoring arm Southwest Ohio Air Quality Agency.

“With so many coal-fired plants that are coming offline the next six to 10 year period, having new sources of clean energy are going to be vitally important to our region and really the economy and the manufacturing base that we have here,” Mulligan said.

Additionally, the capital investment and the 300 to 400 construction jobs that the project is expected to create will provide the city a large, one-time influx of cash to spend on improving roads and other infrastructure, City Manager Doug Adkins said in testimony provided Tuesday. The second hearing was organized by Ohio Power Siting Board.

“We are now in a place where we are ready to move forward coming out of recession, and we’re poised for growth. We sit on a major interstate. We have a great location between Dayton and Cincinnati, which is continuing to grow towards us from both sides,” Adkins said. “We have rail access, we have our own operating airport.”

“Our hope is to take the benefits of this project, which will be a one-time large influx of income tax dollars for the city, pool it with the fact that our schools are now in the process of developing two to three new schools, which will expand again our source of one-time revenues, and use that strategically with our new plans to develop infrastructure,” he said.

The proposed Middletown Energy Center, as the project is called, is the biggest development project in Middletown since the approximately $400 million SunCoke Energy coke plant was built on Yankee Road to supply AK Steel Holding Corp. SunCoke Energy Middletown opened at the end of 2011.

NTE Energy expects to sell the facility’s output to wholesale, regional power suppliers, spokeswoman Danielle Milman said.

“Improving the available energy supply of our businesses and residents will create a long-term benefit for the local economy,” said Denise Hamet, Middletown’s economic development director.

“Interruptions in power supply can cause critical work stoppages for businesses, so anything that increases the supply of power, enhances the reliability of energy for businesses,” she said.

The proposed site where the power plant would be built is located strategically in an area — along the Cincinnati-Dayton Road corridor — that local nonprofit development group Middletown Moving Forward wants to help develop, said Ken Cohen, the group’s president.

“It’s perfect because of the access to railroad, access to gas and it’s really on the perimeter of the heavy industry area of Middletown,” said Cohen, also president of Middletown-based metal recycling company Cohen and a member of the board of The Chamber of Commerce Serving Middletown, Monroe and Trenton.

“As far as the community is concerned, Middletown is making a lot of headway. Morale in the community is moving up,” Cohen said.

Ohio EPA has released a draft air permit for the project. The draft is open to public comments through Monday, Nov. 3. Written comments can be mailed to: Kurt Smith, Southwest Ohio Air Quality Agency, 250 William Howard Taft Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45219.

The application, draft permit and other related materials are available for review at local arm of the EPA by calling 513-946-7759.

The air permit regulates emissions from the facility such as particulates (ash and dust), carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, sulfur dioxide and greenhouse gases, said Dina Pierce, spokeswoman for Ohio EPA.

NTE Energy is also seeking certification from Ohio Power Siting Board, which examined the environmental impact and public need for the new power plant.

Ohio Power Siting Board staff has recommended the project be certified, and the government agency’s board members will issue a decision at an upcoming meeting. However, no date has been set for the board to make its decision, said siting board spokesman Matt Butler.

In the meantime, written comments can be mailed to: Ohio Power Siting Board, 180 E. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio 43215. Include the case number 14-0534-EL-BGN in the letter’s subject line.

While construction of the new power plant will create 300 to 400 jobs, once open in 2018, 25 to 30 permanent operator and maintenance technician jobs will be created, according to NTE Energy.

“The state of Ohio needs a lot more projects of this nature,” said Chris Webster, business agent for Plumbers, Pipefitters and Mechanical Equipment Service Local 392 of Cincinnati. The union represents more than 2,300 members, of which a large portion lives in Butler County, Webster said.

“The more coal-fired plants that go offline, the more plants we need like this,” to prevent manufacturers from looking elsewhere to meet their energy needs, Webster said.
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From the article "At the public hearings held Monday and Tuesday at Middletown City Council Chambers, supporters spoke out in favor of the project. No criticism was expressed."

It surprises me that no one expressed any opposition to this.
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Originally posted by John Beagle John Beagle wrote:

From the article "At the public hearings held Monday and Tuesday at Middletown City Council Chambers, supporters spoke out in favor of the project. No criticism was expressed."

It surprises me that no one expressed any opposition to this.

Surprises me too. If I owned property in Middletown or Monroe, I surely would have been there to voice my concerns.

I think too many are looking at the short-term gains and not enough at what's really happening. VietVet sums it up well in the other thread.
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MJ:
Final air permit approved for Middletown power plant project
By Chelsey Levingston

Staff Writer
MIDDLETOWN —
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency said it approved on Nov. 5 an air permit for a natural-gas fired power plant proposed in Middletown, clearing one of the regulatory hurdles for the company before construction can start.

NTE Energy LLC of St. Augustine, Fla., publicly announced in January of this year plans to build an approximately $500 million power plant in Middletown that burns natural gas to generate electricity. The company has to obtain necessary government permits and certifications including the air permit, and certification from Ohio Power Siting Board.

If everything moves forward, plans are to start construction next year and open in 2018, producing up to 540 megawatts of electric power year-round. The power plant could be built near the intersection of Cincinnati-Dayton and Oxford State roads.

The state EPA approved the air permit for the so-named Middletown Energy Center following a pair of public hearings held at the end of October in the city. The air permit regulates emissions from the facility such as particulates (ash and dust), carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, sulfur dioxide and greenhouse gases, said Dina Pierce, spokeswoman for Ohio EPA.

Generally, “we try to be as efficient as possible,” Pierce said.

Once a permit is drafted, it is ready to approve pending public feedback, she said.

“The fewer comments we get, that speeds up the process,” she said.

During the October hearings, organized by the state environmental agency and siting board, the project faced no public opposition. One additional written comment was received, according to the Southwest Ohio Air Quality Agency, which is Ohio EPA’s local monitoring arm.

“Upon receipt of the final air permit and site certification, NTE Energy expects to financially close and start construction in the second quarter of 2015,” said NTE Energy spokeswoman Danielle Milman.

NTE Energy is still seeking certification from Ohio Power Siting Board, which examined the environmental impact and public need for the new power plant.

Ohio Power Siting Board staff has recommended the project be certified, and the government agency’s board members will issue a decision at an upcoming meeting, said spokesman Matt Butler.

In the meantime, written comments can be mailed to: Ohio Power Siting Board, 180 E. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio 43215. Include the case number 14-0534-EL-BGN in the letter’s subject line.

While construction of the new power plant will create 300 to 400 jobs, once open in 2018, 25 to 30 permanent operator and maintenance technician jobs will be created, according to NTE Energy.

The facility will connect to Duke Energy Ohio’s transmission lines, which are part of a regional electric grid managed by PJM, Milman said.

PJM Interconnection serves 61 million people in 13 states, including Ohio and the District of Columbia. It manages the operation of the region’s transmission grid, which includes 62,556 miles of transmission lines.

NTE Energy expects to sell the future facility’s output to wholesale, regional power suppliers.

“The presence of this facility in the Middletown area will provide improved grid reliability in the region,” she said.

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“The presence of this facility in the Middletown area will provide improved grid reliability in the region,” she said.

This is good news for the area including Monroe and Middletown. 
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Middletown power plant receives another key approval
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MIDDLETOWN —
In a space of weeks, plans by a Florida company to build a natural-gas fired power plant in Middletown have gained two key regulatory approvals.

Most recently on Monday, the Ohio Power Siting Board approved NTE Energy’s application to construct a more than 500-megawatt gas-fired, combined-cycle generation facility in Butler County. The company sought a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need from the state agency.

Ohio Power Siting Board’s decision follows one made by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. Ohio EPA said it approved on November 5 the final air permit for Middletown Energy Center, as the proposed power plant is called.

“Today’s approval was another major milestone in the permitting process and we’re still on track for a financial close late first quarter next year,” said Michael Schuster, project lead for NTE Energy. “We’re still on schedule.”

The state approvals allow the company to begin construction pending the completion of a study by grid operator PJM, looking at the impact of connecting the generator to the system. PJM Interconnection serves 61 million people in 13 states, including Ohio and the District of Columbia. It manages the operation of the region’s transmission grid, which includes 62,556 miles of transmission lines.

PJM’s study consists of three levels analyzing the project’s feasibility, impact on the system and facilities. Each level is more detailed. As the company receives results from PJM, the company decides whether to proceed to the next step, PJM spokesman Ray Dotter previously explained.

To date, the grid operator completed the feasibility and system impact reviews and the final leg — the facilities study — is underway, Schuster said.

NTE Energy LLC of St. Augustine, Fla., publicly announced in January of this year plans to build an approximately $500 million power plant in Middletown that burns natural gas to generate electricity. If everything goes as planned, the project will create 300 to 400 construction jobs, create 25 to 30 permanent operator and maintenance technician jobs, and provide a cleaner source of energy to the region’s electricity supplies, company executives previously said.
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Originally posted by John Beagle John Beagle wrote:

“The presence of this facility in the Middletown area will provide improved grid reliability in the region,” she said.

This is good news for the area including Monroe and Middletown. 
I didn't realize we had grid reliability issues...?

Anyways, this is a disaster for both Middletown and Monroe. Normally when I go from Oxford to Dayton I go via Middletown, but last weekend when I went back I decided to mix it up and go through Monroe.

What a pathetic excuse for a town that place is. It's sickening.

Now with the giant-a$$ racetrack, as you're coming down I75 you can get a nice glimpse of the Holy Roller's Fake Jesus, tacky plastic giraffes, and the "fake luxury" of the track all in the same glimpse. It's pathetic, like Atlantic City with less class and fewer morals. Now to throw in another smokestack, we might as well just go ahead and line the hookers up right at the BP station. They might add some class to the city.

At least Middletown has dignity, heritage, and architecture. Monroe does not. That city's death will be both swift and painful, but rejoiced from my perspective.
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I like Monroe in all its gaudiness. After all gaudiness is next to godliness. Wink
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"I didn't realize we had grid reliability issues...?" Trotwood

Yes we do have brownouts and blackouts out here on the east end of Middletown. A good thunderstorm or windstorm can knock out power. 
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Now wait a minute Trotwood. Don't understand the assault on Monroe and the defense of Middletown as to the successes and failures of each.

Monroe has come a long way from a 1950's cornfield burg with limited population and limited potential to a community that is building, albeit slowly, with a nice school system, developed from scratch, to businesses moving in their industrial parks, to a city that is run much better, with clearer objectives than Middletown at this time.

Monroe's entrance to their city off of I-75 is alot more interesting and offers more than Middletown does at this point in time. Monroe has demonstrated that their approach to city development has much more competence than Middletown. I don't see Monroe with tunnel vision development of their downtown area as is the case with Middletown. Middletown's leaders seem to have placed the east end/I-75 corridor areas in the back seat and have placed the area 7 miles to the west as the sacred cow for development. Just don't understand that thinking. Monroe seems to have been smarter in it's development program by focusing on two or more fronts from the I-75 entrance to the industrial parks on Rt 63 as you approach Yankee Rd.

Actually, at this time, while I am a Middletown native, have been around for 66 years off and on, and care about Middletown (THE WAY IT USE TO BE), looking at the way the two are run, I would prefer to live in Monroe to get away from the lunatics running the asylum formally known as Middletown. This new breed of Middletown leadership are totally lost, totally useless and mis-focused and don't have a clue what the people of Middletown want for their city. I get the feeling that the Monroe leadership is much better connected with the people they represent. Would actually have to live there to confirm that statement though.
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The "racino" is in Lebanon, just across from the prison. Five Dollar Footlong Jesus and the two flea markets are in Monroe.
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