Mayor Switches On Cleaner Bronx Power Plant
Mayor Michael Bloomberg flipped the switch on a Bronx power plant located in Co-Op City Thursday, which is expected to cut its emissions by 40 percent.
The formerly inefficient power plant underwent a $65 million renovation, and will save residents up to $25 million a year.
“The kind of reduction will make a real difference here in the Bronx, where some children are hospitalized for asthma at four times the national rate. And this will go a long way towards giving New York City the cleanest air of any major city, another important goal of [long-term environmental project] PlaNYC,” said Bloomberg.
The new plant will also generate extra power that can be sold to utility companies.
SOURCE: NY1.com
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