FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2013 file photo, Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., right, welcomes CIA Director nominee John Brennan on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to the start of Brennan's confirmation hearing before the committee. Lawmakers are considering whether Congress can set up a court to decide when drones can kill U.S. citizens overseas, much like the secret courts that now grant permission for surveillance. It's another sign of the U.S. philosophical struggle over remote warfare, raised after CIA head nominee John Brennan's vigorous defense of the drones. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
White Stallion Energy suspends coal plant project
Published: 08:34:00 PM, Fri 15 February 2013 UTC
BAY CITY, Texas (AP) — An energy company says it is halting development of a coal-fired power plant 90 miles southwest of Houston that ran into fierce local opposition.
The White Stallion Energy Center announced Friday it was stopping work on the 1,200-megawatt power project in Matagorda County.
Chief Operating Officer Randy Bird blamed proposed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rules and the specter of more regulations. He also said low natural gas prices have made the price of electricity from coal uncompetitive.
The project had faced challenges since it was proposed in 2008 over the amount of water it would need and the potential for pollution of its surroundings.
Ranchers, farmers and other residents opposed plans to build the plant.
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