The Commission approved WEPCO’s application for authority to construct wet flue gas desulfurization and selective catalytic reduction facilities and associated equipment for control of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions at its Oak creek power plant units 5, 6, 7, and 8 with the instruction that the order include two alternatives, one without conditions and one with conditions concerning the bag house.
WEPCO states in its application that it proposes this project to meet its obligations under the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) and the federal 8-hour ozone requirements. In addition, the project would allow WEPCO to comply with a Consent Decree entered by the U.S. District Court for Eastern Wisconsin on September 30, 2007. The consent decree requires the company to install updated technology on the units by December 31, 2012. The Consent decree requires the shut-down of Units 5 and 6 by that date if the equipment is not installed.
