Pennsylvania prisons staying with coal-fired plants

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There are no current plans to convert sixcoal-fired plants used by the Pennsylvania Department ofCorrections that generate steam and hot water, not power, atprisons to other fuel sources, despite ongoing environmentaland cost concerns, an official said Monday.David Lapinski, correction facilities maintenance manager,said in the past 10 years, the state has transitioned threeformer bituminous and anthracite units to gas and fuel oil,though there has been no talk of altering the five coal unitsnow operating.