Large Crowd Shuts Down Oxford Power Plant Meeting

Last night hundreds of residents attended a meeting in Oxford regarding the town of Oxford and Competitive Power Ventures and their plans to construct a 785-megawatt (MW) nameplate capacity CPV Towantic Energy Center in Oxford.

The size of the crowd took Oxford officials by surprise and the meeting was ordered shut down by the Fire Marshal after just 15 minutes, Fox Connecticut reports.

First Selectman George R. Temple expressed surprise at the size of the crowd because the project has been approved and the company plans to contribute $112 million in taxes to the town, Fox Connecticut reports.

The meeting has been rescheduled for Thursday, Sept. 3 at Oxford High School.

In June, Competitive Power Ventures announced that it had received approval from the Connecticut Siting Council to construct its proposed 785-megawatt (MW) nameplate capacity CPV Towantic Energy Center in Oxford.

Oxford officials say the project will generate $5.1 million in tax revenue which will help keep the tax rate to a minimum, the Rep-Am has reported.

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The siting council has demanded construction be finished by June 1, 2019, the Rep-Am reported. Construction is set to begin in 2016.