This statement is from the Bozeman paper.
Gregori said space will be left at the plant for equipment to capture carbon dioxide if that becomes “technologically and economically feasible”
Out of the Tribune article:
The consortium of five rural cooperatives that make up SME is seeking a loan from RUS to cover 85 percent of the estimated cost of $720 million, while the city of Great Falls is planning to pay for the remaining 15 percent.
The previous split had been 75-25. SME CEO Tim Gregori said the change is because of revised load forecasts showing the five co-ops now need 213 megawatts of power, which would reduce the dedicated allocation for Great Falls to 37 megawatts.
The final air-quality permit requires SME to install additional mercury-control equipment above and beyond its regular pollution controls, said Dave Klemp, the DEQ’s permitting program manager in the agency’s permitting and compliance division.
Gregori said SME was planning to use the “activated carbon injection” mercury-control equipment anyway.
Golly Gee, numbers changed again. So, now are we spending $400,000 to sell much less power, or maybe could that number drop abit?
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