Thanks for the heads up about that IUB filing--referenced in this blog post.

http://www.bleedingheartland.com/diary/5184/new-epa-rules-will-reduce-mercury-toxic-emissions

From: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 7:54 AM
Subject: Re: industrial coal plant in Iowa ceases burning coal -- John Deere
They are fuel switching.

pam




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From: laura belin <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thu, Dec 22, 2011 5:05 pm
Subject: Re: industrial coal plant in Iowa ceases burning coal -- John Deere

Are they shutting down the plant or switching to a different fuel?

Laurie

From: Pam Mackey-Taylor <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 11:37 AM
Subject: industrial coal plant in Iowa ceases burning coal -- John Deere
Another coal plant bites the dust - - -

John Deere Dubuque Works, a farm implement manufacturer in Dubuque, Iowa, has ceased burning coal.

In an order from the Iowa Utilities Board, the IUB stated that the plant's annual net generation was 31,496 MWh.

In a filing with the Iowa Utilities Board on December 22, 2011, John Deere stated that it was ceasing the "use of coal-fired generation for several reasons including implications of the proposed MACT standards."

The MACT standards control the release of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants.

pam
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