Trump-Backed Gas Plant Could Become Biggest US Power Polluter

US President Donald Trump’s proposal for a massive gas-fired power plant in Ohio would likely create one of the nation’s largest sources of carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation.

While details of the potential $33 billion development are scarce so far, it’s intended to be led by SoftBank Group Corp. and is envisaged as having capacity of 9.2 gigawatts, according to a fact sheet from the US Department of Commerce.

That would make the project the biggest US power plant, according to BloombergNEF data, capable of supplying millions of homes with electricity yet also delivering a significant climate ...