A new power plant that's planned for Putnam County is expected to bring several jobs to the First Coast

A new power plant that's planned for Putnam County is expected to bring several jobs to the First Coast.

Tampa-based Seminole Electric Cooperative Inc. announced that it is planning to build a new gas-fired power plant in Putnam County. In the process, it is going to remove one of its two coal-fired generating units at the Seminole Generating Station on that site within five years.

Construction of the plant will require about 200 workers per month over a period of 33 months, according to its press release. It also stated it might need 500 or more construction workers on site while the plant is being built.