Environmental Attorney Sanders says Peabody ends quest for coal fired utility plant in Central City and begins new plan to convert coal to natural gas

Peabody Energy has formally ended its bid to build the Thoroughbred coal-fired electric generating plant in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. The proposed 1,500-megawatt coal-fueled electricity generation project was supposed to be built near Central City, Kentucky.

Now, Peabody Energy Co. and ConocoPhillips announced plans to locate a new multibillion dollar plant to convert coal to natural gas in Muhlenberg County. If it passes the regulatory hurdles, the plant would be built on the 80-acre site Peabody had set aside for its Thoroughbred Energy Campus, which has been tied up in the permitting process and courts for years.

Sounds to me like the Environmental Lawyers at Greenebaum Doll & McDonald are rejoicing this Christmas Holiday Season. Congratulations Jack, David, Rusty, Carl, and Carol and happy holidays.