HURON BEACH, Mich. (AP) — DTE Energy Co. plans to close its coal-fired Harbor Beach Power Plant.
The Huron Daily Tribune (http://bit.ly/LcT8Fv ) in Bad Axe says the decision results from federal emission standards that take effect in 2015.
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Russ Pogats is director of DTE Energy’s northern power plants. He says the company is evaluating its facilities that burn fossil fuels as it decides how to comply with regulations dealing with mercury and other toxins emitted by air.
He says the Harbor Beach plant on Lake Huron at the tip of Michigan’s Thumb region is a logical choice for closure. When built in 1968, it was needed to provide voltage support because the area had no transmission system. Transmission lines are now being placed there.
Pogats says the plant’s 24 employees will be offered positions elsewhere.
