Merom Generating Station is a 2-Unit, 1080-mW rated coal-fired power plant located between Merom, Indiana

Merom, Indiana

Merom is a town in Gill Township, Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. The population was 294 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area....

 and Sullivan, Indiana

Sullivan, Indiana

Sullivan is a city in Hamilton Township, Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. The population was 4,617 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is the county seat of Sullivan County...

. It is owned by Hoosier Energy, a Touchstone Energy

Touchstone Energy

Touchstone Energy Cooperatives is a cooperative federation composed of over 660 local, consumer-owned utility cooperatives in 46 of the 50 United States. Touchstone Energy co-ops serve more than 30 million members. Electric utility cooperatives distribute power for 75 percent of the U.S. land mass...

 cooperative. The plant has been in operation since 1982.

Air pollution

• 2006 CO₂ Emissions: 7,064,920 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions: 14,847 tons
• 2006 NOx Emissions: 7,808 tons
• 2005 Mercury Emissions: 162 pounds (73.5 kg)

Legal Settlement

In July 2010 a settlement agreement was reached between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Hoosier Energy to reduce emissions that are regulated under the Clean Air Act

Clean Air Act

A Clean Air Act is one of a number of pieces of legislation relating to the reduction of airborne contaminants, smog and air pollution in general. The use by governments to enforce clean air standards has contributed to an improvement in human health and longer life spans...

. The settlement includes a civil penalty

Civil penalty

A civil penalty or civil fine is a term used to describe when a state entity, government agency, or private party seeks monetary relief against an individual as restitution for wrongdoing by the individual. The wrongdoing is typically defined by a codification of legislation, regulations, and decrees...

and a commitment to upgrade the air pollution controls at two power plants in Indiana.

External links

• http://www.hepn.com/merom.asp