The state’s last remaining coal plant is another step closer to converting to natural gas.
The Connecticut Siting Council, which has authority over large energy projects, ruled last month that the conversion of Bridgeport Harbor plant into a 485-megawatt natural-gas-fired plant would have no adverse environmental effect on air or water quality.
The council issued a declaratory ruling that plant owner Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) would not require a certificate of environmental compatibility and public need.
The council’s decision notes that the stack on the new plant would be shorter than the existing tallest stack, reducing visibility within a two-mile radius.
PSEG announced in February that it intended to pursue the conversion, which is estimated to cost $550 million.
