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Utilities prepare for carbon rules on operating power plants
2013-02-07 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Imposing greenhouse gas regulations on the nation's existing power plants is the main climate priority sought by environmental groups as President Obama begins a second term. But that move has been anticipated in the utility sector, and many of its members are prepared for it, according to industry officials. The present fleet of coal-fired generating plants is getting smaller as cheap natural gas replaces coal and as older facilities close because of age and the high costs of installing new equipment...
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Category:Electronics and Electrical