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3 April 2007 -- Nevada Power Co. has reached a settlement agreement with the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency involving long-standing environmental issues related to the Reid Gardner Generating Station in southern Nevada.
Under terms of the agreement, Nevada Power said it will pay a $1.1 million fine for alleged violations, most involving monitoring and record-keeping, and certain alleged exceedances. The utility said it also will move forward with existing and previously approved plans to spend $84.2 million on upgrades to reduce emissions at the plant, about 50 miles northeast of Las Vegas.
The $84.2 million in emission-control upgrades were included in Nevada Power's 2006 Integrated Resource Plan and were approved last year by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada.
Additionally, Nevada Power will fund over the next seven years more than $4 million in energy conservation projects for the Clark County School District.
While most of the alleged violations involve a failure to adequately monitor and record data, Nevada Power under the agreement does not admit liability for any of the issues. The settlement is subject to a 30-day public comment period.
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