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Duke Energy hosts groundbreaking
ceremony for gas plantfor the new 1,640
stated that the SUV slowed down and began to travel over the center double solid line in an
attempt to overtake the bicyclist, and was adjacent to the bicycle when for unknown reasons,
the bicyclists made an abrupt left turn, traveling into the path of the SUV. As a result, the
On March 2, Duke Energy hosted a groundbreaking ceremony
right front of the SUV collided with the bicyclists.
megawatt combined-cycle natural gas plant at the Crystal River Energy Complex, Crystal
After impact, both the youths were ejected from the bicycle. The boy traveled in a
river, That will help serve Florida's 1.7 million customers starting in 2018.
northwest direction, while the girl while traveled in a northeast direction. The SUV stopped,
"Building highly efficient natural gas plants is part of Duke Energy s balanced ap-
then continued traveling northbound on Independence Hwy. and came to rest in the east
proach to meeting future demand for reliable and increasingly clean electricity," said Alex
grass shoulder of Independence Hwy., facing north. The front-tire of the bicycle came to rest
Glenn, Duke Energy Florida's state president. "Since 2008, we have reduced our air emis-
in the double solid line on Independence Hwy., and the bicycle came to final rest on its right
sions by nearly 80% and our carbon footprint by 15%. This state-of-the-art, highly-efficient
side in the northbound lanes of Independence Hwy., facing north. The boy came to rest on
plant will help us further reduce carbon emissions."
his left side in the southbound lanes of Independence Hwy., facing north, and the girl came
The combined-cycle natural gas plant is among the largest under construction in
to rest on her left side in the northbound lanes of Independence Hwy., facing northwest.
the industry and one of the most important projects for Duke Energy. It will replace genera-
The report stated that it is unknown if Woodard was wearing a sealtbelt, but it did say he was
tion from plant retirements, including two 1960s-era coal-fired plants. The plant will also
not injured in the crash.
comply with strict environmental regulations, use clean-burning, highly-efficient technol-
ogy and benefit the local economy and tax base.
Overheated exhaust fan triggers fire alarm at school
"The construction work is projected to have an area economic benefit of more than
About 3:00 pm, Mar. 3, the Division of Fire Rescue with the Citrus County Sher-  $600 million," said Glenn. "During the height of construction, the project will create 600
iff s Office was dispatched to Central Ridge Elementary School in Citrus Springs in re-  to 700 temporary construction jobs. The project will benefit more than a dozen companies
sponse to a fire alarm call. As per school policy and procedures, students were evacuated and across the U.S. and around the world."
brought to a safe location so firefighters could assess the situation. Firefighters determined
For example, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems is manufacturing the combustion
that an exhaust fan overheated in one of the bathrooms. It did not cause a fire, just an unusual turbine generators in Japan and Savannah, Ga. Mitsubishi Hitachi also has significant opera-
smell throughout the hallway, which alerted some of the teachers. Personnel with the school  tions in Lake Mary, Fla.
district went to the school to assess the situation, and school dismissal procedures continued
"We will use local suppliers when possible," added Glenn. "Duke Energy has been
as usual.
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dation, dump trucks hauling the material and fencing are all from local suppliers. A local
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