Commissioners authorize Sycamore Riverside economic-development agreements for 930-MW plant

County staff described the Sycamore Riverside proposal as a natural-gas-powered electric facility with a rated capacity of "930 megawatts" and a company investment the presenter listed as "just short of 1000000000 dollars, 994,000,000." The presenter said the project would create about 21 permanent local jobs and is accompanied by an economic development agreement, a road-use agreement and a decommissioning agreement intended to secure costs if the project were later removed. "This is just different because, they're not requesting a payment," the presenter said, noting the package mirrors protections used on recent projects.