Southern Maryland News’s Enquirer-Gazette reported on May 16 by journalist, Paul Lagasse, “Customer bows out of Dominion pipeline project” per the image caption “Dominion Energy Cove Point LLC announced last week that Mattawoman Energy LLC is no longer a customer for natural gas to be delivered by Dominion’s Cove Point Pipeline. Dominion declined to elaborate whether the decision was related to the company’s recent decision to cancel the construction of a compressor station in Bryans Road, shown here in an artist’s conception.” If you are subscribed, you should be able to access the story here or contact them about hard copy here or go to your local public library where they should have a copy.
The story tells us that Dominion will not build the proposed comÂpresÂsor staÂtion in Bryans Road due to opÂposition by many loÂcal resÂiÂdents. The report describes Mattawoman Energy Center as a 990-megawatt natural gas power plant that’s being proposed “near Brandywine” (though it is in Brandywine less than 1/2 mile from the post office and the Brandywine Elementary School. Further it correctly states, “The proÂposal has come unÂder critÂicism from nearby resÂiÂdents beÂcause there are alÂready three power plants opÂerÂatÂing nearby, at Chalk Point, Cedarville and the newÂest plant in North Keys, just a mile away from the MatÂtaÂwoman EnÂergy site. Just unÂder three-quarÂters of BrandyÂwine’s resÂiÂdents are African AmerÂiÂcan, which has led opÂpoÂnents to raise enÂviÂronÂmenÂtal jusÂtice conÂcerns over the sitÂing of the power plants there.”
Mattawoman Energy is still planning to move forward with their huge power plant in Brandywine. A public meeting will be held this summer and there will be meetings with the Greater Baden Acquasco Citizen’s Association and North-Keys Civic Association in June.
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