PA Environment Digest Blog: DEP Invites Comments On Air Permit For Montour CT Natural Gas Power Plant Expansion In Montour County To Feed Data Centers

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the August 22 PA Bulletin inviting comments on an Air Quality Plan Approval application to add two 655 MW turbine generation units to the Talen Energy Montour Natural Gas Power Plant in Derry Township, Montour County to feed A.I. data centers. (PA Bulletin, page 5593)

No hearing has been scheduled on this application, but one may be requested.

Comments are due September 21-- 30 days from this notice.

Comments should be sent to DEP Northcentral Regional Office, Air Quality Program 208 W. 3rd Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701.

Copies of the application and supporting document are available on DEP’s Talen Montour CT Project webpage.

To arrange for an in-person review of the application, contact DEP’s Northcentral Regional Office at 570-327-3636.

Questions or requests for a hearing should be directed to Muhammad Q. Zaman, Air Quality Program Manager, 570-327-3648. His email is: mzaman@pa.gov.

Read the entire PA Bulletin notice for more information. (PA Bulletin, page 5593)

Visit DEP’s Data Center Permit Tracker webpage for information on pending permits for A.I. data center projects established by Gov. Shapiro’s Data Center Executive Order.

The Governor’s executive order requires data center developers to obtain all permits and local approvals before DEP can review any permits for the facility.

To provide information to the state on new data center proposals and whether they meet the requirements in Gov. Shapiro’s Data Center Executive Order, visit the Data Center Feedback webpage.

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