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“People don’t even know that it’s there.”

July 8, 2015 By Lackawanna Energy

“How will the Lackawanna Energy Center change my community?” That’s a question on the minds of many Jessup residents. Jessup may not have experience with a clean energy facility like that proposed by Invenergy, but other Pennsylvania communities have.

John Callahan, the former mayor of Bethlehem, was on the city council of the famous steel town when a similar facility was proposed. As he recalls, early concerns about the impacts of such a plant were quickly dispelled:

“I was actually on city council in 2003 when the plant was first proposed,” says Callahan. “The community was concerned about property values going down. In fact, they’ve gone up. The noise is almost imperceptible, even for the neighbors that live within 100 yards of the plant. People don’t even know that it’s there. Any of the negative concerns that we had going in … none of those have happened. Bethlehem didn’t fall, sort of, victim of fear and not wanting to embrace the future, and Jessup can do the same.”

According to John Callahan, the negative concerns originally raised about the new power plant were unfounded. The plant actually increased property values in the community. Today, many individuals don’t even realize the power plant is there at all.

One change is for sure … the Lackawanna Energy Center will create jobs for Jessup residents. It will employ over 600 individuals during its construction phase, and 30 full time employees once the facility is operational. This eliminates the need for residents to move out of the area in search of employment. Instead they can stay and contribute to its future growth. Simply put, the future of the Jessup community is brighter with the opportunities created by the Lackawanna Energy Center.

This economic growth, combined with the fact that the new natural gas power plant will displace aged, dirty coal plants makes the Lackawanna Energy Center a valuable contributor to a stronger, cleaner Jessup. To find out more about this new economic opportunity and advancing cleaner energy in Pennsylvania, join below.

 

Filed Under: Economic Opportunity, Health and Environment, Home Slider, News, Testimonials

“I support Invenergy because I know the truth.”

June 10, 2015 By Lackawanna Energy

There’s a lot of misinformation about the Lackawanna Energy Center. But Jessup residents who sort through the fictions and discover the facts support this new, clean energy power plant. They know that it’s critical to strengthening Jessup’s economy and bolstering their community.

Ginger Adams, owner of Ginger’s Pies and a long-time businesswoman is just one resident who, after learning about the new plant, supports it. She’s enthusiastic not only about the economic benefits, but also the opportunity the plant presents:

 

Ginger understands that the future of her business is directly tied to a stronger Jessup economy. Progress for the community she loves is the key to ensuring she will have success for many years to come, and that her family will reap the long term benefits and economic growth stimulated by the Lackawanna Energy Center.

The new, clean energy power plant will bring over 600 jobs to Jessup during the facility’s construction phase, as well as 30 full time positions for the plant’s operation. Moreover, the Lackawanna Energy Center is improving regional air quality with a state-of-the-art, natural gas fired power plant that will replace aging and out-dated coal plants.

Learn the facts and find out more about how the Lackawanna Energy Center will advance Pennsylvania’s green energy future and create opportunity in the Jessup community, or join below to become a supporter.

Filed Under: Home Slider, News, Testimonials

The Scranton Chamber of Commerce Supports the Lackawanna Energy Center

June 1, 2015 By Lackawanna Energy

The Scranton Chamber of Commerce publicly supports the Lackawanna Energy Center and the many economic benefits it brings to the Jessup community, according to this recent Times-Tribune article. One of the most important benefits is that the new, clean energy power plant will bring more opportunities for community members to live and work together.

New jobs and tens of millions of dollars in investments create stronger local economies, which allow more residents to live and work where they grew up instead of relocating to other regions. This project will give Jessup families the chance to stay together and prosper.

The Lackawanna Energy Center will create 30 permanent, full-time positions and more than 600 jobs during the thirty-month construction phase. The full time positions will supply an annual combined payroll of more than $3.5 million, a significant monetary injection that will sustain families and flow to local service providers, restaurants, churches and community organizations. These new jobs and income will spur additional hiring by local businesses to keep up with increased demand.

Along with these obvious economic benefits and opportunities for community growth, the Lackawanna Energy Center will also create clean energy that Jessup and surrounding areas can rely on for dependable power. As the Scranton Area Chamber of Commerce pointed out in endorsing the project, this will be helpful in attracting other businesses to the area.

To find out more about how clean energy opportunity will benefit families and strengthen Jessup’s economy, click below to become a supporter of the Lackawanna Energy Center today.

Filed Under: Economic Opportunity, Home Slider, News

“Those things are pretty damn clean.”

June 1, 2015 By Lackawanna Energy

May 24th’s Times-Tribune editorial, “Jessup plant part of trend to cleaner air,” was the latest piece by Scranton’s paper of record that brings light to what the Lackawanna Energy Center will mean for local air quality. The editorial concluded, “There is scant doubt that it would contribute to a broad net improvement in air quality.”

This editorial came as a follow up to the Times-Tribune article on May 24, “Clearing the air on Invenergy power plant emissions,” which included a number of expert perspectives. In this article, Carnegie Mellon University Professor and air quality modeling expert Peter Adams, Ph.D., put it simply when asked about the emissions impact of new natural gas power plants: “Those things are pretty damn clean.” Dr. Adams explained that we could experience a real improvement in local air quality from the Lackawanna Energy Center as it replaces power generated by coal plants elsewhere in the region.

According to another expert quoted in the article, the plant would have less of an impact on air quality than other existing sources of air pollution. The Chairman of the Earth & Environmental Science Department at the University of Pennsylvania, Reto Gier, Ph.D., said he considers pollutants from a busy highway, like the Casey Highway that runs through Jessup, to be “much more serious a problem than emissions from such a gas-fired power plant.”

Air quality has been one of the foremost issues for residents and decision makers considering whether or not to support the plant. They can breathe easy knowing that the proposed plant will benefit Jessup and the region with cleaner, healthier air.

Filed Under: Clean Air, Health and Environment, News

“I’m a chemical engineer and I support the Lackawanna Energy Center.”

May 15, 2015 By Lackawanna Energy

– Brian, NEPA Native

Economic growth and opportunity are two of the many benefits brought to the Jessup community by the Lackawanna Energy Center. If you’re a current or former resident of Northeastern Pennsylvania, chances are good that either you or someone you know has been negatively affected by the lack of available jobs in the area.

One past resident, Brian, who is a chemical engineer currently working and living in NJ, explains how the Lackawanna Energy Center will create job opportunity in Jessup:

“My name is Brian Baigis. I’m from the Mid-Valley area. I grew up in the area. I went to Penn State, studying chemical engineering. I’m currently working and living in NJ, 180 miles from my family and friends. I want to come back home to Pennsylvania. When I first heard about this proposal to build a natural gas power plant, I was really excited because I knew there would be jobs being developed for this area that might represent an opportunity for me to potentially work for the company. I think that this would be a great opportunity for our area. I’m a chemical engineer and I support the Lackawanna Energy Center.”

This state-of-the-art natural gas power plant will give the local Jessup economy an essential jump start, creating 600 jobs during the construction phase as well as 30 long term full time positions. These full time positions offer approximately $3.5 million per year in annual payroll, while stimulating economic growth and encouraging qualified professionals to work and live in Jessup and surrounding areas.

The Lackawanna Energy Center’s economic potential is accompanied by the enormous benefit of local electric generation that will complement regional renewable energy resources, powering homes and businesses within the community. Click below to find out more and become a supporter of the Lackawanna Energy Center and the Jessup clean energy initiative.

Filed Under: Economic Opportunity, News

“I feel safe raising my family that close because I personally studied the facts.”

May 15, 2015 By Lackawanna Energy

Understand the facts about how the Lackawanna Energy Center will benefit the Jessup community and what Invenergy stands for. Community members and supporters of the Lackawanna Energy Center that have taken the time to learn how natural gas will complement regional renewable energy sources and strengthen Jessup’s economy stand behind the new clean energy power plant and encourage others to look past misinformation to see Jessup’s true potential.

Matt, a Jessup resident and Lackawanna Energy Center supporter has done just that, and visualizes a brighter future for both his family and his community:

“I think there needs to be a change in the future of Jessup. I’m Matt. I’m from Jessup, and I support the Lackawanna Energy Center. Probably about a month and a half ago I did my own research, looked up Invenergy and what they stand for. They’re above and beyond what you would expect from a power plant. The economic growth and the opportunity that’s going to be poured back into the town and into the school district is a huge selling point for me. I feel safe raising my family that close because I personally studied the facts.”

The facts have shown Lackawanna Energy Center supporters that a new clean energy power plant is an opportunity for Jessup economic growth and reliable energy that will benefit community members now and well into the future.

Invenergy brings both green energy and a new industry to Jessup, as well as numerous full time positions and 600 jobs during the construction phase. We put the needs of Jessup first while advancing Pennsylvania’s green energy future by replacing the aging coal plants which have been deemed the area’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions and pollutants harming regional air quality.

Find out more about the new state-of-the-art natural gas plant offering Jessup an affordable, reliable, clean energy solution and support the Lackawanna Energy Center today by joining below.

Filed Under: Home Slider, Testimonials

“This is one of the best opportunities Jessup has had in a long time.”

May 15, 2015 By Lackawanna Energy

With the new clean energy power plant, the Lackawanna Energy Center will be creating economic opportunity and a bright future for the Jessup community and its residents. Committed to advancing Pennsylvania’s green energy future, we put the needs of Jessup first, which is one of the many reasons this state-of-the-art natural gas plant is supported by a multitude of community members.

One Jessup resident in favor of the new power plant, Hillary, explains how she came to support the Lackawanna Energy Center and its clean energy, community building mission:

“Nothing is more important to me than my children’s future. I live in Jessup because it is a nice quiet community. First time I heard about the Lackawanna Energy Center was two or three months ago. My initial reaction was a little apprehensive but I wanted to check the facts myself. I felt safe because I knew it was the cleanest energy. It would be a tremendous loss to Jessup if the power plant didn’t go through. This is one of the best opportunities Jessup has had in long time.”

Hillary, like many others concerned about the well being of their families and how the new power plant will affect the Jessup community, became a supporter of the Lackawanna Energy Center after she understood the facts about natural gas and how much the community she cares for would gain from this opportunity.

Not only does local electric generation create a new industry for Jessup, it also means reliable power for homes and businesses that complements regional renewable energy resources. Jessup’s new industry also grows the economy with local hiring preference, offering 30 full time jobs and $3.5 million per year in annual payroll. These full time positions are in addition to 600 jobs that will be created during the construction of the new plant.

The Lackawanna Energy Center by Invenergy is the key to invigorating the Jessup community while creating green energy solutions that will benefit both Jessup and surrounding areas. Click below to find out more information and support the Lackwanna Energy Center.

Filed Under: Home Slider, News, Testimonials

Welcome to the New Lackawanna Energy Center’s Website

May 1, 2015 By Lackawanna Energy

Since the Lackawanna Energy Center was first proposed, Invenergy has stated its committed to being a true community partner to Jessup and Lackawanna County. One of the most important ways we can do this is by providing the facts about the proposed project and answering questions people have. In recent weeks, we have hosted community Q&A events, run fact-based, educational advertising, and opened a storefront at 400 Church Street in Jessup that residents can visit for more information. As a continuation of this effort, we are pleased to introduce you to the new Lackawanna Energy Center website.

The new LackawannaEnergy.com will allow us to provide community members with a wide variety of information intended to inform, clarify, and connect.

If you are interested in finding out more about how the Lackawanna Energy Center will create economic opportunity while giving Jessup families the chance to live and work in the area they love, please take the time to read through the information provided on our site and check back often for our latest news and updates. We hope you will also sign up to support the project!

Filed Under: Clean Air, Economic Opportunity, News

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