Dive Summary:

• Panda Power Funds announced Monday it plans to build a 859 megawatt (MW) combined-cycle, natural gas-fired plant inside an industrial zone in Brandywine, Md.
• The Panda Mattawoman plant will use new emissions-control technology and will be a zero liquid discharge facility.
• The plant will also maintain a low-profile as developers secure a buffer of trees to reduce the plant’s visibility.

From the article:

“The facility is expected to contribute approximately $1.2 billion to the area’s economy during construction and the plant’s first 10 years of operation.”