Supervisors get set to vote on power plant project

CIPCO, citizens group give presentations to board

By: Dave Thompson|February 10, 2026

|7 min read

Scott County Board Chairman John Maxwell listens to a presentation Tuesday, Feb. 10, concerning the proposed natural gas-fired peaking energy station in rural Scott County. The Scott County Board of Supervisors will soon tell a state agency that the county still opposes a proposed $400 million energy generating facility that could be built on prime farmland. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

Plans to build a $400 million natural gas-fired peaking energy station in rural Scott County are getting closer to reality, or could face another delay.

The Scott County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to take its first vote this week on a zoning amendment that would allow the energy…

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Supervisors get set to vote on power plant project

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