Midwest Utility AEP and EPA Reach Multi-Site Emissions Pact

摘要

Under an agreement reached on Feb. 25 with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, eight states and 13 environmental groups, American Electric Power (AEP), Columbus, Ohio, has agreed, by 2015, to stop burning coal at two powerplants in Indiana and Ohio and either retrofit, retire or refuel with natural gas another in Kentucky. AEP also committed to stronger sulfur-dioxide emissions limits at 16 of its coal-fired powerplants, the development of 50 MW of wind or solar power this year and payment of millions of dollars to states and citizens groups for pollution-mitigation efforts.