Coal plants installed mercury controls to meet compliance deadlines
Safi Bello
U.S. Energy Information Administration ------- Based on data recently published in EIA’s preliminary annual electric generator survey, several coal-fired electricity generators in the United States installed mercury control equipment using activated carbon injection systems just prior to compliance deadlines. The nature and timing of control additions indicate a strategy to maintain the availability of affected coal-fired generators by requesting extensions to compliance deadlines and investing in flexible, low-cost environmental control technology. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.