Sierra Club Statement on NRG Energy Illinois Pollution Plan

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2014.  Today, New Jersey-based power producer NRG Energy announced its plan to reduce pollution from its fleet of aging Illinois coal-fired power plants. NRG will cease burning coal at one generating unit at the Will County plant in Romeoville and at its Joliet 29 and 9 coal plants, but continue to run the Joliet plants as peaking natural gas units. NRG will continue to burn coal at its Waukegan plant north of Chicago…