FAIRFIELD, MD—The Maryland Department ofEnvironment has ordered Albany, NY-based EnergyAnswers International to halt construction on its powerplant here because the agency says the firm failed to purchaseenough required emission credits for the project.
The agency could fine Energy Answers more than $8 million forthe violation and $25,000 each day since it began construction onthe venture last August. The Department of the Environment givesEnergy Answers the opportunity to pursue a settlement with thestate and requests the firm to halt construction until it can showit has enough emissions credits, according to the BaltimoreSun.
Opponents of the Fairfield Renewable Energy Power Plant andResource Recovery Project say they will use the notice of violationas a means to show the construction permit for the project isinvalid.
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John Jordan
John Jordan is a veteran journalist with 36 years of print and digital media experience.
