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"Even as the federal government attempts to prop up the waning coal industry,
New England’s last coal-fired power plant has ceased operations three years
ahead of its planned retirement date. The closure of the New Hampshire facility
paves the way for its owner to press ahead with an initiative to transform the
site into a clean energy complex including solar panels and battery storage
systems.
“The end of coal is real, and it is here,” said Catherine Corkery, chapter
director for Sierra Club New Hampshire. “We’re really excited about the next
chapter.”
News of the closure came on the same day the Trump administration announced
plans to resuscitate the coal sector by opening millions of acres of federal
land to mining operations and investing $625 million in life-extending upgrades
for coal plants. The administration had already released a blueprint for
rolling back coal-related environmental regulations.
The announcement was the latest offensive in the administration’s pro-coal
agenda. The federal government has twice extended the scheduled closure date of
the coal-burning J.H. Campbell plant in Michigan, and U.S. Energy Secretary
Chris Wright has declared it a mission of the administration to keep coal
plants open, saying the facilities are needed to ensure grid reliability and
lower prices.
However, the closure in New Hampshire — so far undisputed by the federal
government — demonstrates that prolonging operations at some facilities just
doesn’t make economic sense for their owners."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
