The facility, to be known as Kentucky NewGas, is expected to produce enough energy to provide for nearly three quarters of a million Midwest homes. If approved, the project could also re-energize the regional economy by creating 1,200 skilled jobs during a four-year construction process, 500 long-term jobs and nearly $100 million in regional economic benefits each year. This gasification project would use ConocoPhillips proprietary E-Gas technology to produce clean synthesis gas that is transformed into clean-burning natural gas. Kentucky NewGas wis expected to meet regulatory standards to protect the environment, including adoption of low emissions design criteria, anticipated to be less than 5% of the emissions of a comparably sized traditional coal plant.