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Clean Air Act settlement may help fund solar appliances
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 12:35 AM EDT Print this story | Email this story
MANCHESTER, Ohio n A settlement between Dayton Power and Light and the Sierra Club may provide $200,000 to a solar water heater rebate program.

On Aug. 7, DP&L announced a consent decree had been filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio settling environmental organization, Sierra Club claims alleging violations of the Clean Air Act against the power producer.

Stuart Station, located along the Ohio River in Manchester Township, near Aberdeen, Ohio is the 2,400-megawatt coal-fired plant at the center of the court action.

It is co-owned by DP&L, Duke Energy and American Electric Power, with DP&L having operational control of the facility, officials said.

Under the terms of the settlement, the co-owners agree to target certain emissions related to the operation of the plant including nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide and particulate matter emissions, officials said.

“This settlement is good for the environment, our customers and our shareholders. It establishes meaningful and realistic emission targets, allows us to continue to provide our customers with cost-competitive (power) generation, and avoids the expense of further litigation,” said Paul Barbas, DP&L president and CEO.


Depending on approval from the Ohio Public Utilities Commission for cost recovery, the company also agreed to make commitments to energy efficiency and renewable energy goals. A third party nonprofit agency will also be given $200,000 for a solar water heater rebate program, officials said.

The entire settlement terms have yet to be approved by the District Court, which is expected after a 45-day public comment period and a review by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice.

According to DP&L officials, the settlement is, “… not expected to have a material effect on the financial condition or results of operations of DP&L or The Dayton Power and Light Company.” Currently the Sierra Club is actively enlisting members to contact government officials to support Senate Bill 3335 to extend clean energy tax incentives.

On its Web site, Sierra Club officials have posted a form letter for members to send, which asks Congress to “…unleash the potential of clean energy by immediately extending tax incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency. These critical incentives have expired or will expire at the end of  this year putting jobs and clean energy development at risk.”

Recently DP&L competed a multi-million dollar scrubber project at Stuart Station and Killen Station which is intended to help accomplish issues in the suit, officials said.

To contact Wendy Mitchell call 606-564-9091, ext. 276 or e-mail wendy.mitchell@lee.net.


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EPA wrote on Aug 14, 2008 6:55 AM:

" To Wondering
I belive the plant was fined by the EPA for that a while back. "

Yeah Right wrote on Aug 14, 2008 6:53 AM:

" And the brown dust on my car every morning, after I hear "that noise", is just pollen. Try again! "

FWIW wrote on Aug 14, 2008 6:17 AM:

" And people wonder why their electric bills go up. The utility companies simply pass these unnecessary costs on to consumers while extreme environmental groups claim to "save" planet earth. Remember, gangs such as Sierra Club have been key players in blocking US attempts to develop domestic energy supplies which is why gasoline prices have soared. Think about that the next time you fill up! "

dpl wrote on Aug 13, 2008 2:01 PM:

" They don't actually "blow out" the stacks at the plants. When you hear that noise it means people at the plant are working hard trying to get a unit online, or the unit tripped. "

Wondering wrote on Aug 13, 2008 6:54 AM:

" Does this mean they will stop "blowing out" the stacks at the power plant? I believe this was illegal anyway. "


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