Utilities Agree To Settlements For Record Emission Reductions
On the heels of a record clean air settlement announced late last month with Dominion Virginia Power, the Bush administration said April 29 that it had reached a similar agreement with Wisconsin Electric Power Co.
Under the settlement announced by the Justice Dept. and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Milwaukee-based WEPCO will spend $600 million to install new pollution controls at four coal-fired powerplants in Wisconsin and one in Michigan. Together, they consist of 23 electricity-generating units. To achieve the emission goals, the firm also could choose to shut down older units.