US Senator Dave McCormick met with members of the Homer City Redevelopment team in Pittsburgh on Thursday.
CEO of Homer City Redevelopment Corey Hessen walked Senator McCormick through a drone video of the site and gave updates on the cleanup and construction progress.
McCormick said that this will be “good for Pennsylvanians” and that it “should help contribute to lowering energy prices, not increasing them.”.
He hopes to inspire similar projects by speeding up permit reviews on a federal level by sponsoring legislation that would require federal permits meant to prevent harm to waterways be granted or denied within one year of application. It would also limit court challenges to permits and increase the license for nuclear plants from 40 years to 60.
The first of seven natural gas turbines is scheduled to be delivered to the Homer City site in June, with the project set to wrap up in 2029 .
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