COLUMBUS, Ohio - A company wishing to build a natural gas power plant in Lordstown made its pitch before a state regulatory panel on Tuesday.

Clean Energy Future presented its case before the Ohio Power Siting Board to build a 800 megawatt natural gas-fired power plant at the Lordstown Industrial Park.

Representatives from the company and FirstEnergy testified at the hearing held at the offices of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.

A PUCO spokesperson tells 21 News that no one presented testimony objecting to the project.

The plant would convert natural gas into electricity and is expected to bring temporary and permanent jobs to the area.

The power plant would be served by natural gas from one or more pipelines and connect to FirstEnergy's nearby 345 kilovolt transmission corridor.

The Power Siting Board is responsible for reviewing and certificating plans for the construction of new energy facilities in Ohio.

Before any company can build a major utility facility, the board ensures that the facility will benefit Ohio's citizens, promote the state's economic interests and protect the environment and land use.

It will take about 500 people to build the plant with a completion date set for October 2018. When finished, it will take about 30 full-time people to operate.

The Board will make a decision on the project in the near future.