The permit proceeding will be paused for one year and Danskammer will not challenge recent rulings

Court order granting Danskammer’s request that the Title V permit proceeding be stayed for one year. Danskammer will not challenge recent rulings against its plans to construct a methane gas plant in Newburgh, NY.

Orange County judge rules Department of Environmental Conservation has authority to reject new gas plants under New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act

This precedent-setting decision heeds the call of activists and community members to reject new fracked gas infrastructure and commit to clean, renewable energy.

A motion arguing that Danskammer has not provided an adequate explanation of how it will eventually convert its proposed gas plant to run on Renewable Natural Gas or hydrogen.

In the face of strong opposition from environmental groups opposed to the prospect of restarting coal-fired power generation at the Danskammer plant in the Mid-Hudson Valley, Helios Power Capital said in a letter to the New York Public Service Commission that it is “unnecessary” to use coal at the plant and that the company has “no intention to do so.”

Yesterday, the owner of one of New York state’s dirtiest and oldest coal power plants said it will dump coal from its future plans. In the face of strong opposition from environmental groups opposed to the prospect of restarting coal-fired power generation at the Danskammer plant in the Mid-Hudson Valley, Helios Power Capital said in…

Danskammer coal plant owner files to re-start outdated plant, put New Yorkers’ health at risk

The Danskammer Plant, located along the shore of the Hudson River in the town of Newburgh, New York, has been responsible for more toxic pollution than nearly all of the total 646 industrial sites in the state and numerous violations of federal air quality standards. According to EPA data, in 2009, the Danskammer plant dumped…

On November 21, 2013, Helios Power Capital wrote a letter indicating that it is evaluating the possibility of bringing the closed Danskammer coal-fired power plant back into operation.

New plant ownership considers reopening harmful, currently shutdown coal plant

New plant ownership considers reopening harmful, currently shutdown coal plant

Danskammer coal plant to be torn down after sale complete, marks 126th nationwide

Coal plant technology upgrades needed to comply with Clean Air Act