Allegheny Energy Supply Wins Environmental Leadership Award; Gypsum Processing Facility Honored for Pollution Prevention.Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com HAGERSTOWN, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 6, 2001 Allegheny Energy Allegheny Energy (NYSE: AYE) is a traditional public utility based in the Pittsburgh suburb of Greensburg. It services communities in Western Pennsylvania, Western Maryland, Northern West Virginia, Northwest Virginia. Supply, the unregulated generating subsidiary of Allegheny Energy, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AYE), recently received the 2001 West Virginia West Virginia, E central state of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N), Virginia (E and S), and Kentucky and, across the Ohio R., Ohio (W). Facts and Figures Area, 24,181 sq mi (62,629 sq km). Pop. Business Environmental Leadership Award for its Gypsum gypsum (jĭp`səm), mineral composed of calcium sulfate (calcium, sulfur, and oxygen) with two molecules of water, CaSO4·2H2O. It is the most common sulfate mineral, occurring in many places in a variety of forms. Processing Facility at the Pleasants Power Station in Willow Island, W.Va. The award was one of eight Business Environmental Leadership Awards presented for the first time by the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, the West Virginia Manufacturers Association, the West Virginia Economic Development Council, the West Virginia Roundtable, and the West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association. "Allegheny Energy Supply is honored to receive this distinguished environmental award for the Gypsum Processing Facility at Pleasants," said Michael P. Morrell, President, Allegheny Energy Supply. "The is part of Allegheny Energy's ongoing commitment to environmental leadership and stewardship for the enhancement of the region and the communities the Company serves. It is a also a good example of our commitment to identifying creative approaches to reducing production wastes, turning what would otherwise be a waste into a useful product." The Gypsum Processing Facility was recognized in the Pollution Prevention category. The plant converts waste slurry from the flue gas desulfurization Flue gas desulfurization (FGD) is the current state-of-the art technology used for removing sulfur dioxide (SO2) from the exhaust flue gases in power plants that burn coal or oil to produce steam for the steam turbines that drive their electricity generators. system into synthetic gypsum that is then sold to make wallboard. Previously, the waste byproduct by·prod·uct or by-prod·uct n. 1. Something produced in the making of something else. 2. A secondary result; a side effect. Noun 1. was placed in a landfill, but in 2001 to date more 200,000 tons of synthetic gypsum have been produced and sold, converting a waste product to a useful resource. Crompton Corp. of Sistersville, W.Va., and Tom Seely Furniture of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., were also recognized in the Pollution Prevention Category. Other awards were given in the Innovative Technology and Environmental Stewardship The integration and application of environmental values into the military mission in order to sustain readiness, improve quality of life, strengthen civil relations, and preserve valuable natural resources. categories. Allegheny Energy Supply develops, owns, and operates electric generating facilities and supplies and trades energy and energy-related commodities in selected domestic retail and wholesale markets. With its recently announced acquisition and expansion plans, Allegheny Energy Supply will have ownership or control of generating capacity totaling more than 14,500 MW by 2005, with assets strategically located throughout the United States. For a photograph of the Gypsum Processing Facility at Pleasants Power Station, go to http://www.alleghenyenergy.com/newsroom/photos.asp. Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.090601/bb9 |
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