Traverse City Record-Eagle

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July 13, 2012

DTE Energy to close Harbor Beach plant

HURON BEACH — DTE Energy Co. plans to close its coal-fired Harbor Beach Power Plant.

The decision results from federal emission standards that take effect in 2015.

Russ Pogats is director of DTE Energy's northern power plants. He says the company is evaluating its facilities that burn fossil fuels as it decides how to comply with regulations dealing with mercury and other toxins emitted by air.

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