 Despite this support , RWE announced in November 2009 that they have postponed their plans for the new power station . They are not yet going make a formal planning application for the plant , saying that the time is not right for such a huge investment . Dave Carlton , RWE 's project manager , has said that they " see the site as an important one , both for RWE npower and in terms of the UK ’ s future power generation ” , and so RWE npower have retained the site for a possible future power station . Malcolm Reid of People Against New Coal Stations , a group opposed to the power station development , said : 
