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No more coal in these power plants
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NO MORE COAL IN THESE POWER PLANTS
Ten electric generating units owned by four Minnesota utilities are turning away from coal, and will be retired (R) or converted to natural gas (NG) between now and 2016. Decisions are expected soon on whether four other units will keep burning coal.
Owner Plant & Unit On line Future Output (MW*)
Austin Utilities Northeast 1971 NG 29
Minnesota Power Laskin 1 1953 NG 55
Minnesota Power Laskin 2 1953 NG 55
Minnesota Power Taconite Harbor 3 1967 R 68
Rochester Pub. Util. Silver Lake 1 1948 R 9
Rochester Pub. Util. Silver Lake 2 1953 R 14
Rochester Pub. Util. Silver Lake 3 1962 R 24
Rochester Pub. Util. Silver Lake 4 1969 R 60
Xcel Energy Black Dog 3 1955 R 108
Xcel Energy Black Dog 4 1960 R 170
Pending decisions
Xcel Energy Sherco 1 1976 750
Xcel Energy Sherco 2 1977 750
Otter Tail Power Hoot Lake 2 1959 50
Otter Tail Power Hoot Lake 3 1964 80
* 1 megawatt equals 1 million watts Decision expected later this year Decision expected by regulators Thursday Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, utilities
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