The 114MW station would be constructed at another location around the Holland area instead of the present James DeYoung coal-fired plant on Lake Macatawa.
On 28 November, the city council is expected to take its final call on the project, which already received approval from the BPW last week, according to mlive.com.
BPW general manager Dave Koster was quoted by the website as saying that "The (proposed project) would lead to dramatic reductions in greenhouse gases and particulate emissions, while at the same time making big gains in energy and cost efficiency."
Once constructed, the new facility would become the primary source of electric power generation for the BPW. The project would have two gas-powered turbines and one steam turbine.
Commenting on the project, BPW board chairman Tim Hemingway said, "We want to make sure that we provide a highly reliable system of power for our community that is fiscally sound, but is also able to significantly reduce our environment impact."
Koster noted that all three of the DeYoung units would burn natural gas once they stop burning coal.
