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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Tenn. coal plant to get $1B upgrade

Tenn. coal plant to get $1B upgrade

Nashville (UPI) Aug 27, 2012
A coal-burning power plant 30 miles from Nashville will get $1 billion in pollution controls meant to reduce emissions by as much as 95 percent, officials said. Tennessee Valley Authority officials said without the upgrades to the workhorse Gallatin Fossil Plant that runs 24 hours a day and burns 13,000 tons of coal daily, it probably wouldn't meet future U.S. Environmental Protection Ahttp://www.energy-daily.com/reports/Tenn_coal_plant_to_get_1B_upgrade_999.html
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