The alternative energy company trying overcome opposition to build power plants in North Carolina that burn chicken waste as a fuel was fined $65,000 for pollution violations in Minnesota.

As part of an agreement announced Monday between Fibrowatt and Minnesota environmental regulators, the company will also have to install at least $80,000 in equipment to monitor emissions. Fibrowatt has been operating a turkey litter-burning power plant in Minnesota since May 2007.

The Pennsylvania-based company is proposing similar facilities in Sampson, Surry and Montgomery counties in North Carolina, but it hasn't applied for an air quality permit in this state yet.