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MN Utility Shutdown Two Coal Units Lake Superior

2015-07-10 15:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Midwest Energy News: A Minnesota utility announced Thursday it will close two coal-fired generators at a plant on Lake Superior by next fall as part of an plan to substantially reduce its reliance on coal. Minnesota Power will idle the Units 1 and 2 at Taconite Harbor in Schroeder next year as it begins a process of reducing coal-based generation while moving toward more natural gas and renewables. Unit 3 was retired in May. The announcement comes ahead of Minnesota Power's September filing of a required "integrated...

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