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Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Collin O'Mara has issued an order approving construction permits for air pollution control equipment at NRG Energy Inc.'s Indian River power plant, the agency said Oct. 14.
This new equipment will transform the coal-fired facility from among the 50 dirtiest coal plants in the nation to the one of the cleanest, while also providing substantial public health and environmental benefits, the department said. The project meets a state goal of reducing emissions from existing sources as the state transitions toward renewable energy from offshore wind, solar and geothermal technologies. NRG in 2007 had agreed with the state to make emissions reductions at Indian River.
The approved plan requires that Indian River's oldest units, unit 1 and unit 2, be shut down by May 1, 2011, and May 1, 2010, respectively, and calls for construction of back-end pollution control equipment on unit 3 and unit 4 by Dec. 31, 2011....