THE RETIREMENT OF coal-fired power stations such as Brayton Point Power Station in Somerset begs the question of whether the region should expand the pipeline capacity for natural gas going forward. Without it, the region's power grid operator believes that during winter months, when gas for heating takes precedence over gas for electricity generation, the region could find itself having to manage rolling blackouts and conservation measures. / COURTESY DYNEGY INC.
SOMERSET - Brayton Point’s coal plant’s last day of operation ends at midnight on Thursday, a spokesperson from Dynegy Inc., based in Dallas, confirmed Wednesday afternoon. The plan to shut down the plant was decided in 2013 when the plant was under the ownership of Energy Capital Partners. Dynegy described the closure as “irreversible.” The…
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