According to the Environmental Protection Agency, every new plant powered by natural gas is allowed to generate as many as 249 tons of air pollutants each year.

The plant, powered by oil, produces steam and electricity.

It gets its power from solar panels and a small refurbished hydroelectric plant powered by a nearby creek.

But they said there was a possibility that other companies would build electrical plants powered by gas-fired turbines.

A point of emphasis for industry of Ibirité is the Ibiritermo, thermoelectric plants powered by gas, inaugurated in 2002.

This resulted in the plant being powered down, unable to provide running water for that period.

Kansai Electric, realizing that its hopes of finding sites for several new nuclear power stations are doomed, is getting ready to build a new plant powered by liquefied natural gas.

Its generation portfolio included plants powered by nuclear, coal, natural gas, oil and renewable fuels.

The administration is spending $510 million to build six new, small plants powered by natural gas turbine engines in the city and one on Long Island before June 1.

In addition to wind and solar, NextEra Energy Resources owns and operates generating plants powered by natural gas, nuclear fuel, and oil.