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28 September 2004 - Mirant announced Monday that it has signed an agreement enabling it to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from its four Mid-Atlantic plants by approximately 65 per cent over seven years. These reductions would improve air quality for over five million residents in the nation's capital, Maryland and Northern Virginia.
The emission reduction target is achievable through an agreement between Mirant, US Department of Justice, US Environmental Protection Agency, Maryland's Department of the Environment, and Virginia's Department of Environmental Quality. The agreement is subject to approval by the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas.
"Our agreement enables Mirant to significantly reduce emissions while providing the necessary flexibility to invest capital in the most efficient manner," said Lisa D. Johnson, president of Mirant's Mid-Atlantic and Northeast businesses. "Originally, what began as an effort by Mirant and government agencies to address emissions at only our Potomac River plant in Alexandria, Virginia, culminated in a creative solution involving all four of our plants in Maryland and Virginia, and benefiting the entire Washington, D.C. region."
Mirant will install state-of-the art emission control equipment at the plants. In addition, Mirant will address specific concerns of the Alexandria community by installing equipment and technology to prevent dust and other particulate matter from leaving the Potomac River plant site.
Mirant operates four power plants in the Mid-Atlantic region (three in Maryland and one in Northern Virginia) with a total generating capacity of more than 5200 MW, enough electricity to light five million homes. In addition, the company is involved in numerous activities to restore oyster and fish populations in the Chesapeake Bay.
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