Ameren Missouri told a federal court in the state Tuesday that it will shut down a coal plant 15 years ahead of schedule instead of installing air pollution controls.
Retiring the Rush Island Energy Center near Festus, Mo., will be better for the environment, and on a shorter timeframe, than installing wet flue gas desulfurization technology, according to the company’s filing in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
The company says retiring the facility “is not a simple matter” and grid stability and reliability will need to be addressed. Midcontinent Independent System Operator Inc., which operates ...
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