Dive Summary:

• Duke Energy Corp has announced that its 618-megawatt (MW) plant in Edwardsport, Ind., is almost complete, testing is underway at the $3.3 billion facility.
• The coal gasification plant is expected to begin operating in 2013.
• The company has issued warnings to the public about flares that may be seen from the plant during tests.

From the article:

U.S. power company Duke Energy Corp said construction of its 618-megawatt (MW) Edwardsport coal-fired power plant in Indiana was "virtually complete" and testing was under way to prepare the facility to begin operating next year.

The $3.3-billion plant has produced electricity using natural gas, and was close to running coal through gasification equipment, Duke said in a statement earlier this week. ...