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Plan shelved to convert power plant to coal

April 12, 2012 10:54 AM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Low natural gas prices and plentiful gas supplies have put aside plans to convert a gas-fired power plant to New Roads to coal power. NRG Energy Inc. spokesman Dave Knox told The Advocate that the company has allowed a state permit to convert the Big... more »
$1.7 Billion Coal-Fired Power Plant

July 19, 2010 11:16 AM

TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) - Two organizations have asked a federal judge to halt construction of a $1.7 billion coal-fired power plant in southwestern Arkansas. Audubon Arkansas and the Sierra Club said Monday they filed a motion in federal court in Texarkana, claiming the construction is destroying wetlands. Owners of a... more »
Cleco bills expected to shrink by year's end services

October 15, 2009 7:52 AM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Electricity customers with Cleco Power LLC are expected to see their utility bills drop by the end of the year. That's when the company's Rodemacher 3 power plant goes on line, a petroleum coke-fired generator in central Louisiana that will offer a cheaper... more »