Cricket Valley Energy
Cricket Valley Energy (CVE) is a proposed 1000-megwatt electric power plant for a site in Dover, NY, west of Rt 22 and just south of the Dover Middle and High Schools, along the Swamp River and next to the Iroquois Pipeline which will supply the gas to run the plant. The site is a brownfield in the Great Swamp, New York State’s second largest freshwater wetlands and a Critical Environmental Area.
The proposed site is above the Harlem Valley Aquifer, a single source aquifer which supplies drinking water to 20,000 residents of eastern Dutchess County. As such, it is subject to a full environmental review under SEQRA. NYS Department of Environmental Conservation has taken Lead Agency Status, and the Town of Dover Town Board is an Involved Agency.
From the DEC website:
“Cricket Valley Energy Center, LLC (CVE) is proposing to construct, own and operate a proposed 1,000 megawatt (MW) natural gas-fired electric generating facility. The Cricket Valley Energy Center will consist of three separate F-class technology combustion turbines, heat recovery steam generators, and steam turbines that will be utilized in combined cycle mode. The stacks for the facility will be 282.5 feet tall.
The project will be located on an approximately 131-acre site in Dover, Dutchess County, New York. The proposed project activities will be located on an approximately 50-acre area that is bounded to the east by State Route 22; to the north by the existing Consolidated Edison (ConEd) 345 kilovolt (kV) transmission line right-of-way (adjacent to the existing Iroquois natural gas pipeline); to the west by the MetroNorth commuter railroad line; and to the south by industrially zoned property. The remaining 80-acres are primarily wetlands and will not be disturbed.”
CVE is an affiliate of Advanced Power Services.
Public Scoping Sessions were held on June 5 and June 9, 2010, and Scoping Comments will be posted as they become available. The Final Scoping Document was produced on July 16, 2010, and the Applicant is preparing a Draft Environmental Impact Statement.
Current CVE documents can be found @ New York State DEC, Town of Dover and Cricket Valley Energy
The DEC contact person is:
Stephen M. Tomasik, Project Manager
NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
Division of Environmental Permits
625 Broadway – 4th Fl.
Albany, NY 12233-1750
Tel: 518.402.9167 Fax: 518.402.9168
Email: depprmt@gw.dec.state.ny.us
