A representative of Tenaska introduced the company's Tri-State Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Hub and said the project's Pennsylvania portion is located in Washington County. Scott Murray, representing Tenaska, told the Washington County Board of Commissioners the Tri-State CCS Hub would serve manufacturers, industrial facilities and other businesses across the Ohio-West Virginia-Pennsylvania region by providing a carbon storage solution.

"Our current trajectory, we expect development activities to continue for the next 2 to 3 years, followed by several years of construction," Murray said. "Our schedule anticipates a project operational no earlier than 2029." He said the company expects a multistate permitting process and that the project will require approvals from federal, state and local agencies.

Murray presented economic-impact estimates included in Tenaska materials: a regional construction impact the company estimates at $1.1 billion and an expected county-level construction impact of $111,000,000 with 206 jobs and $65,500,000 in salaries; ongoing operations were presented as producing about $3,100,000 in annual impact and roughly eight jobs, plus ongoing tax revenue.

Murray said Tenaska maintains local development offices, including an office in the county staffed by community representative Ben Keeler, and noted the company has distributed brochures and posted more information at tristateccs.com.

The representative said public education and community engagement are critical to Tenaska's approach and that the project is complex, requiring multiple permits and approvals before construction and operation could begin. No formal action was taken by the commissioners on the presentation; it was recorded during the public-comment portion of the meeting.

Ending

Murray closed by offering additional printed materials and the project website for more information; the board took no formal action on the presentation during the meeting.