The investment by Dominion, combined with previously announced air emissions equipment being installed at the station, will bring the company’s investments in environmental improvements at Brayton Point to approximately $1.1 billion since the station was acquired in 2005.
Working in cooperation with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island and several environmental groups, Dominion has agreed to install a closed loop system that it claims will reduce the amount of cooling water Brayton Point requires by more than 90%.
Dominion is also installing controls at Brayton Point to reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and mercury.
