NRG Energy Inc. will invest $1.5 billion in its Huntley plant in Tonawanda. The investment will result in 100 new jobs, increased output of power, significant reductions in emissions ands spin-off benefits for area industry.

The project, announced Thursday, would create 600 to 1,000 temporary construction jobs as well as 100 permanent jobs. The plan calls for building a coal gasification facility in Tonawanda, a coal-burning plant with four units with a current 552-megawatt generation capacity.

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