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The push for a gas Peabody power plant is on hold Tuesday amid environmental, safety and quality-of-life concerns raised among North Shore residents and elected officials. (Shutterstock)
PEABODY, MA The push for a proposed gas power plant in Peabody is on at least a temporary hold Tuesday amid a mounting outcry from North Shore residents and elected officials about safety, quality-of-life and environmental concerns surrounding the long-planned project.
The Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company, which had pushed the plant on the Peabody line near Danvers to satisfy surge capacity requirements for Peabody Municipal Light and the region, said Tuesday morning its board of directors authorized a 30-day pause in the project during a special meeting held on Monday.