“New York’s environmental regulators dealt a major setback Friday to a controversial $900 million Orange County power plant that was at the center of the corruption trial of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s former top aide.
The state Department of Environmental Conservation denied a key air-quality permit renewal application filed by Competitive Power Ventures, which had been set to fully open its 680-megawatt plant CPV Valley Energy Center in the town of Wawayanda within weeks.
Without the permit, the natural-gas-fired plant that had been expected to replace some of the power generated by the soon-to-close Indian Point nuclear plant can’t open for operation.
The DEC told CPV it must instead apply for a Title V Clean Air Act permit, which requires a more-comprehensive application with more time for public input, including at least 45 days for review by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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“The CPV Valley’s permitting process was also the center of a “pay-to-play” bribery scandal, involving a former top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and CPV’s former senior vice president for external affairs.”.”
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Campbell, Jon. Lo Hud. 3 August 2018.