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Residents are trying to stop a Michigan energy company from building a massive gas plant in Rives Township, a rural area north of Jackson known for its horse farms.

Residents packed a planning commission meeting on Monday. They asked the commission to immediately recommend zoning ordinance¹ changes to the township board to keep Novi Energy from building a 1,800 MW plant.

Meanwhile, the company has asked MISO, Michigan's grid² operator, for an interconnection study, one of the first steps in the process of building a new plant.

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Cathy Jehnzen lives near the plant's proposed site.

It seems like a raw deal," Jehnzen told the commission. They're promising³ a few jobs and a few bucks⁴ to pollute our air, and the river that I live on."

I am 100% against this power plant," Chris Fauser said, and this board right here has the means to help everybody in the township keep this big power plant out.

Residents asked commission members to say whether they support the plant, but Planning Commission Chairman Roger DeCamp said later that the commission's job was to remain neutral.

The commission voted to ask the township's attorney to review a zoning ordinance language change submitted by Citizens to Keep Rives Rural.

Novi Energy did not return Michigan Radio's phone calls and emails. The company's website says the proposed plant will not impact local air quality.

In reality, gas plants emit nitrogen oxides, which can cause respiratory problems, and they also emit carbon dioxide, which causes global warming.

Corrections: The original story mistakenly characterized the size of the proposed plant as 1,400 MW. It is 1,800 MW. Also, the MISO study is an interconnection study, not a study to determine the need for the plant.

1 ordinance   

n.法令；条令；条例

参考例句：

• The Ordinance of 1785 provided the first land grants for educational purposes.1785年法案为教育目的提供了第一批土地。
• The city passed an ordinance compelling all outdoor lighting to be switched off at 9.00 PM.该市通过一条法令强令晚上九点关闭一切室外照明。

2 grid   

n.高压输电线路网；地图坐标方格；格栅

参考例句：

• In this application,the carrier is used to encapsulate the grid.在这种情况下，要用载体把格栅密封起来。
• Modern gauges consist of metal foil in the form of a grid.现代应变仪则由网格形式的金属片组成。

3 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

4 bucks   

n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃

参考例句：

• They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
• They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》