Wisconsin might shift away from using midwestern coal
The author discusses the possibility that Wisconsin utilities may be forced to make a wholesale shift from high-sulfur midwestern to low-sulfur western or Appalachian coal if the state legislature approves a regulatory agency's recent recommendations for cutting acid rain. The policy board of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently approved measures requiring the state's five largest utilities to cut their sulfur dioxide emissions by nearly half by 1993, specifically by trimming the current limit of 3.2lb of sulfur dioxide per mmBtu to 1.5lb of sulfur dioxide per mmBtu. The DNR board does not specify how the utilities could meet these goals, but the choices include shifting to low-sulfur coal, adding scrubbers or installing boilers that reduce sulfur emissions. Many utilities believe adding scrubbers is too expensive and that switching to low-sulfur coal is their only option.
- OSTI ID:
- 6136673
- Journal Information:
- Coal Age; (United States), Journal Name: Coal Age; (United States) Vol. 90:10; ISSN COLAA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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