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Javaman

(62,534 posts) Fri Mar 2, 2012, 09:30 AM Mar 2012

5 Coal-Fired Power Plants Closing

http://www.wtae.com/r/30572308/detail.html


PITTSBURGH -- GenOn Energy Inc. says it plans to close five of its older coal-fired power plants in Pennsylvania over the next four years.

The company, based in Houston, says Wednesday that tough new environmental rules make it unprofitable to operate the plants.

The plants are in Portland, Shawville, Titus, New Castle and Elrama.

Two plants in Ohio will also be closed.

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5 Coal-Fired Power Plants Closing (Original Post) Javaman Mar 2012 OP
Good Motown_Johnny Mar 2012 #1
This shuts down 45% of their generating capacity in Western PA/Ohio FarCenter Mar 2012 #2
 

Motown_Johnny

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1. Good
Reply to Javaman (Original post)
Fri Mar 2, 2012, 10:44 AM
Mar 2012

Kicking before it drops off the first page


Although it is a pretty good bet the (R)s will use this to attack President Obama.

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FarCenter

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2. This shuts down 45% of their generating capacity in Western PA/Ohio
Reply to Javaman (Original post)
Fri Mar 2, 2012, 11:00 AM
Mar 2012
http://www.genon.com/company/company-locations.aspx

Their Western PJM generating capacity is 7,139 Megawatts, of which the 5 Pennsylvania locations plus Avon Lake and Niles, OH are 3,232 Megawatts.

Total PJM generating capacity is 167,326 Megawatts. So this company is a fairly small percentage of the total.
http://www.ferc.gov/market-oversight/mkt-electric/pjm.asp

Two closures are scheduled for June 2012, and the rest for 2015.
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=124294&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1667152&highlight=
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