EPA INTERSTATE AIR RULE ADDS TO FEAR IGCC WILL BE LONE CLEAN COAL OPTION

September 23, 2004
Key utility industry sources are warning that the administration's pending plan to control interstate emissions is just another example of how the government seems to favor integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) above all other clean coal technologies, a policy position many coal-fired power plant engineers argue is too restrictive. This criticism comes on the heels of a recent announcement that American Electric Power (AEP) plans to build the largest IGCC plant ever before the end of the decade. It also...


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