John Ward, spokesman of The Intermountain Power Agency stated that it would let the coal-fired Unit 3 air-quality permit expire, where in it would focus on other options for the central Utah site.
John Ward continued: The understanding within IPA is that if there were ever an attempt to start another third coal-fired power unit at that location, they would have to start over. This particular permit application would be moot.
The Sierra Club’s appeal of the Unit 3 air permit was on hold for around a year. It stated that the permit for the plant should not be granted for, because the emissions from the plant would damage the visibility of national parks, and had not used the latest clean-coal technology.
There are two more proposals for the power plants remaining for Utah the 270MW Sevier Power plant in Sigurd challenged by the Sierra Club, and the 86MW Bonanza Plant near Vernal. There is no change in status of permit from the appeal at the Utah Air Quality Board for the IPP Unit 3, which was not officially announced.
