Editing Montville, Connecticut (section)

==Economy==

===Power plant===
[[NRG Energy]] Inc., based in [[La Jolla, California]], operates an oil and natural gas-powered electricity generating plant in Montville, labeled by environmentalists as one of the "Sooty Six", the dirtiest power plants in the state.  The plant was required to install pollution controls to comply with the state's 2002 power plant pollution law.  In June 2006 the company proposed building a new type of coal-powered plant on the site for $1.6 billion.<ref name=gosselin>Kenneth R. Gosselin, "Firm unveils plan to boost electric capacity: Proposal includes upgrades in Norwalk, Greenwich", ''Hartford Courant''; reprinted June 22, 2006, ''The Advocate'', Stamford, Connecticut</ref>

In return for building the plant, the company demanded that the state guarantee NRG long-term contracts for buying the electricity it generates and pick NRG's proposal over other plans for building new power plants in the state. At the time of NRG's proposal, only 18 plants in the world and two in North America used the Integrated Gasification Combined-Cycle technology which the company suggested.<ref name=gosselin/> Contracts were to be awarded by the DPUC in early 2007.  The company said the new plant could open in 2012. [[NRG Energy]] announced plans on August 5, 2013, to add fuel cells, solar and biomass conversion to the plant<ref>[https://archive.today/20130915232010/http://www.norwichbulletin.com/news/x1465127285/NRG-plans-to-add-fuel-cells-solar-to-Montville-power-plant], NRG plans to add fuel cells, solar to Montville power plant, accessed September 15, 2013</ref>