AIR QUALITY

Meeting rigid environmental standards is a top priority for the Grand River Dam Authority's Coal-Fired Complex. The facility is equipped with extensive pollution control equipment, including electrostatic precipitators, to collect ash and a flue gas desulfurization unit (scrubber) on Unit 2. Ash collected from coal combustion is recycled for beneficial purposes, such as making concrete. After impurities are removed, combustion gases are released through the facility chimneys, which stand over 500-feet tall.

All aspects of the Coal-Fired Complex's Unit 1 and Unit 2 operations are closely monitored to make sure environmental standards are met and emissions are minimized.