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WI IOU makes generation byproduct available to farmers for soil amelioration
 
Utility Info. Program/Project Specs.
Name: WE Energies
City: Milwaukee
State(s)/Province(s): WI
Utility Type: Investor Owned Utility (IOU)
# Customers: More than 1,000,000
URL:   http://www.we-energies.com/
Category: Conventional Generation-Fossil Fuel-Fired Steam (Coal, Oil, Natural Gas), Environment-Pollution Reduction/Global Warming, Strategic Marketing-Customer Service
Sector: Agricultural
Phone: (414) 221-5111
Entered: 6/13/2012
Updated: 6/13/2012

Summary
 The flue gas desulfurization systems that WE Energies has installed on their coal plants have resulted in a gypsum byproduct that is beneficial to agriculture. Improved soil structure, water penetration, and release of of nutrients, as well as higher yield for certain crops, are among the advantages to the farmer.


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