Duke wins four of six in in EPA power plant lawsuit - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

ovaluleq.wordpress.com
The U.S. District Court for the Southermn District of Indiana on Tuesday ruled that threee power plant upgrades at the Gibson plantin Princeton, Ind., and the Beckjord Station in New Ohio; and one at the Gallagher Statiom in New Albany, Ind., would not require Duke to install additionall pollution controls. The court ruled in favord of the EPA on two other projects at theGallagheer Station. The EPA originally sued Cinergy in 1999, alleging that the company, then basexd in Cincinnati, completed projects that did not qualift as routine maintenance and it would have to upgrade pollutioj controls to handle increased emissions. Cinergy merged with Duke in 2006.
“Oure employees performed work that was commonly undertaken in our industrh to maintain the capability of our facilitie s to deliver reliable and affordable power toour customers,” said Marc chief legal officer for in a news release. He added that Duke has investe dnearly $5 billion in the five states it serves to reduce emissiond and pollutants. Duke Energyy (NYSE: DUK), based in Charlotte, N.C., includes the formef CincinnatiGas & Electric Co., Union Heat and Power in and PSI Energy in The company also operates Duke Power in the Carolinas.