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Thursday, July 19, 2007

Environment - More on efforts to reopen Mitchell Generating Plant

In this entry yesterday, the ILB quoted from a NWI Times story that:

The state's top environmental regulator has told NIPSCO it will be subject to the U.S. EPA's most stringent environmental standards if it wants to reopen the Dean H. Mitchell power plant in Gary.

The utility would have to obtain what is called a "new source" permit, according to a July 12 letter from IDEM Commissioner Thomas Easterly to NiSource Inc., NIPSCO's parent company. It has been estimated that could cost the utility up to $600 million.

The letter from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management makes it "abundantly clear" the agency considers the plant "closed for good," said NIPSCO spokeswoman Colleen Reilly. Despite that, the utility continues to examine all options for the plant, she said.

A request to IDEM for a copy of the letter brought quick results. Here is the letter from IDEM Commissioner Thomas Easterly to NiSource Inc., NIPSCO's parent company, about what would be required to reopen the plant.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on July 19, 2007 10:46 AM
Posted to Environmental Issues