A proposed $60 million biomass gasification plant in south DeKalb County is on hold, after developers withdrew its state permit application.
Green Energy Partners withdrew the application in July but has pledged to file a new application that answers questions on the proposed process from the state Environmental Protection Division.
The plant, which plans to turn wood chips into energy to sell to Georgia Power Co., also has drawn vocal objection from residents.
A group of residents calling themselves Citizens for a Healthy and Safe Environment, or CHASE, filed the suit in DeKalb Superior Court to appeal the county’s approval of a special land use permit for the project.
Green Energy must receive a state air quality permit before it can begin construction.
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