State environmental regulators have issued an emissions permit for the planned Dry Fork Station coal-fired power plant north of Gillette.
Critics protest that the plant will use old-fashioned technology that fails to capture carbon emissions that contribute to global warming.
Basin Electric Power Cooperative officials said construction of the 385-megawatt plant began last week, after the state gave its approval Monday.
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