Green Energy Partners has filed its state application for an air permit for its proposed biomass facility near Lithonia.

Residents can file comments with the state Environmental Protection Division until June 1 on the proposal, which calls for burning wood chips to create energy that it will sell to Georgia Power.

Nearby residents and community leaders have opposed the $60 million plant, to be built on Rogers Lake Road, since its proposal two years ago. A lawsuit seeking to overturn the county’s zoning change for the plant is pending.

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Members of the conversion crew take a break as the main scoreboard is lowered to the floor to be worked on as the arena gets ready for the next concert at State Farm Arena, Thursday, October 2, 2025, in Atlanta. The crew was working on creating a stage for the Friday, Oct. 3 Maxwell concert. (Jason Getz/AJC)

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