In this April 21, 2008 photo, the skyline at the tip of Mich.'s rural Thumb could look a bit like historic Holland a few years down the road under DTE Energy Co.'s announced plan to install 125 wind turbines in Huron County. (AP Photo/Al …
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Updated: Friday, 12 Jun 2009, 12:13 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 12 Jun 2009, 11:46 AM EDT
MONROE, Mich. (AP) - DTE Energy Co.'s Monroe Power Plant has begun using new equipment that's part of a $1.7 billion overhaul to curb air pollutants.
The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press report June 12 the utility installed the first of two flue gas desulfurization units -- or scrubbers -- at the plant in Monroe, about 35 miles south of Detroit.
The overall system is expected to reduce mercury emissions by 80 percent and nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide by more than 90 percent. Sulfur dioxide irritates the human respiratory system and nitrogen oxide contributes to acid rain, smog and global warming.
The new equipment helps meet government mandates and DTE will seek a rate increase to cover costs. The utility says it could add about $1 to customers' monthly energy bills.
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