US News: In one of the reddest states in the nation, one utility is turning green.
As debate rages between industry and environmental groups over how new emissions restrictions will affect coal-fired power plants, Nebraskas Omaha Public Power District announced last month that it will phase out three coal units at a plant in the city of North Omaha by 2016.
Over the next 20 years, they will be replaced with wind and natural-gas generators, plus a pair of upgraded coal plants, which together will cut...