PGE Boardman Coal-Fired Power Plant
Pollution Control Technology
On August 14, 2008, PGE reaffirmed its intent to drag out the process of finally installing modern pollution controls at its 585-megawatt Boardman coal-fired power plant. On the same day, California's PG&E announced a visionary plan to procure solar panels for two new photovoltaic power stations that will produce 800-megawatts of energy, and are slated to be up and running by 2011.
Oregon DEQ's plan for PGE's Boardman plant retrofits proceeds in two stages with initial basic upgrades not even required until 2011-2014. Even after the second phase of upgrades in 2018, the plant will remain Oregon's largest stationary source of NOx, SO2, carbon dioxide and other pollutants.
PGE Boardman fact sheet Breakdown of PGE Boardman Pollution
Resources
Public Notice with embedded links to draft permit and fact sheet
PGE Boardman pollution fact sheet from Scorecard.org
Mercury
Mercury emissions from the PGE Boardman power plant are unmonitored and uncontrolled. In 2006, under considerable citizen pressure, Oregon DEQ finalized its plan to require PGE to capture and control mercury using mercury control technology that is field-tested, cost-effective, and commercially available.
PGE Boardman mercury emissions facts and online resources
Oregon Public Broadcasting story concerning mercury from June 20, 2006
Read the comprehensive comments on the mercury rule submitted on behalf of NEDC by PEAC.
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