From the Omaha World-Herald:
Coal-fired power plants in Nebraska and Iowa are adapting to tightened clean-air rules. Some are shutting down. Others are installing pollution controls or refueling with natural gas. Still others are holding off on major decisions until a new rule limiting carbon dioxide emissions is made final.
The Omaha Public Power District, for its part, isn’t waiting. Thursday, the OPPD board approved a 20-year generation plan that will retire three coal-burning units at the North Omaha Station in 2016, offsetting the loss of power generation with new and expanded efficiency programs.