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East Kentucky Power Cooperative Settlement

WASHINGTON, D.C. – East Kentucky Power Cooperative, a coal-fired electric utility based in Winchester, Ky., will spend approximately $650 million on pollution controls and pay a $750,000 penalty to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act at its three plants, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today.

“This agreement will reduce harmful air pollutants by more than 60,000 tons per year,” said Granta Nakayama, EPA Assistant Administrator for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. “Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides can cause serious respiratory problems and exacerbate asthma conditions. This settlement will improve air quality and protect public health for the residents of eastern Kentucky and surrounding areas.”

The company will install state-of-the-art pollution control equipment to reduce emissions of pollutants that cause acid rain and smog by more than 60,000 tons per year. These actions will reduce annual emissions of smog-forming nitrogen oxides by approximately 8,000 tons and sulfur dioxide by more than 54,000 tons per year from its Spurlock, Dale, and Cooper plants when the controls are fully implemented. By installing these pollution control measures, the plants will emit 50 percent less nitrogen oxides and 75 percent less sulfur dioxide as compared to 2005 operations.

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For more information, contact:

Andrew C. Hanson
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Ariel Rios Building, MC 2242A
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 564-8577
hanson.andrewc@epa.gov

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