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NRG warns Dorchester County council proposed state sulfur limit could imperil local peaker plant
Summary
John Fiestro, an attorney for NRG, and David Bacher, the company’s senior regional manager, told the Dorchester County Council that a pending Maryland Department of the Environment regulation to reduce sulfur in residual fuel from about 2% to 0.3% could impose heavy costs and technical changes on the Vienna Generating Station and asked the county to consider supporting regulatory flexibility.
John Fiestro, an attorney for NRG, and David Bacher, the company’s senior regional manager for the Mid-Atlantic, told the Dorchester County Council during public comment that a pending Maryland Department of the Environment regulation would cut sulfur content in residual fuel burned at the Vienna Generating Station from about 2% to 0.3%, with a proposed effective date of Jan. 1, 2026.
"Right now, the facility burns 2%." said John Fiestro, describing the proposed change in MDE’s notice of proposed action. Fiestro told the council MDE staff had informed NRG that the agency intends to publish the rule as final before the end of the year.
David Bacher described Vienna Unit 8 as…
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