Texas Power Plant Is Switching From Coal to Less Dirty Coal
- NRG Energy cancels lignite contract with Westmoreland Coal
- Generator will use Wyoming coal as pollution rules loom
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Forget the coal-to-gas switching that’s happening at power plants across the U.S. In Texas, power generators are just trying to wean their plants off some of the dirtiest coal around by switching to, well, less dirty coal.
NRG Energy Inc. said Wednesday it will cancel a contract with Westmoreland Coal Co. for lignite mined near its Limestone power station in Jewett, Texas, and instead bring in “cleaner burning” coal from Wyoming’s prolific Powder River Basin. The decision was an “economic” one that will also cut emissions at the plant, David Knox, an NRG spokesman, said in an interview.