DTEES To Convert 50-MW Coal Plant To Burn Waste Wood (Wisconsin)

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http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=52618

DTE Energy Services, Inc. (DTEES) has executed a purchase agreement for the acquisition of the E.J. Stoneman Power Plant from Integrys Energy Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Integrys Energy Group, Inc. DTEES plans to convert the 50-megawatt (MW) coal-fired plant in Wisconsin, to burn wood waste.

The sale is subject to regulatory approvals before the purchase can be completed. Integrys Energy Services purchased the coal-fired plant in 1996 from Dairyland Power Cooperative and operated it as a merchant power plant, selling power in the open market.

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