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The project was recognized as the industry’s
construction project of the year at the 2010 Platts
Global Energy Awards and received honors from
Power Engineering magazine.
We also continue to pursue new sources of clean,
renewable energy and other opportunities to meet our
customers’ energy needs in an environmentally sound
manner. For example, in collaboration with Ballard
Power Systems of Vancouver, British Columbia,
we began a five-year test of a one-MW hydrogen-
powered fuel cell located at our Eastlake Plant to
better understand this technology’s ability to provide
power during periods of peak demand.
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We continue to work to minimize
the impact of our operations on the
environment while meeting our customers’
needs for safe, reliable electricity.
With the completion of our merger with Allegheny
Energy, more than 80 percent of our fleet is non-
emitting nuclear, low-emitting natural gas and
scrubbed coal. And, with our hydroelectric,
pumped-storage and wind resources, we have
nearly 2,200 MW of renewable capacity available.
We further enhanced the environmental performance
of our generating fleet with the completion of the
$1.8 billion retrofit of our W.H. Sammis Plant – one
of the largest emission control projects in the United
States. Due to the dedication and cooperation
of employees, contractors, suppliers and local
communities throughout the construction process,
this award-winning environmental retrofit was
completed on time and under budget.
We announced plans to accelerate
the replacement of the reactor head
at our Davis-Besse Nuclear Power
Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio, to
further enhance safe and reliable
operations at the plant.
At our Eastlake Plant in Ohio, we began a multi-year test of
the world’s largest utility-scale fuel cell of its kind. Dubbed
“megawatt-in-a-box,” this mobile facility can provide
peaking generation when and where it’s needed most.
In addition, we recently agreed to purchase
100 MW of output from the Blue Creek Wind
Farm – the first large-scale wind operation to begin
construction in Ohio. By bringing our total amount
of available wind power to nearly 500 MW, this
project will strengthen our position as one of the
largest providers of renewable energy in the region.
Protecting the Environment