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3 Coal-Powered W. V. Plants to Shut Down
WVVA,.com ^ | September 1, 2012 | Rachel Lucas

Posted on 09/04/2012 5:03:18 AM PDT by Timber Rattler

Three coal-fired power plants in West Virginia will soon stop generating electricity.

The last day of power generation for FirstEnergy Corp.'s plants in Albright, Rivesville and Willow Island was scheduled for Saturday.

FirstEnergy spokesman Mark Durbin said the plants would be deactivated by the end of the day.

Officials say some workers likely will remain on the job for a short period. They will deactivate the plants and take care of permits and environmental regulations. The plants employ a total 210 workers.

FirstEnergy also plans to close six coal-fired operations in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The Ohio-based utility attributes the closures to new federal environmental regulations aimed at reducing emissions of mercury and other toxic pollution.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; Government; US: West Virginia
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhoenergy; coal; energy; epa; firstenergy; hotair; manchin
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To: Timber Rattler

Hopefully the East Coast will experience several brown-outs before the November elections - more “Hope-n-Change” is on the way!


21 posted on 09/04/2012 5:32:29 AM PDT by DTogo (High time to bring back the Sons of Liberty !!)
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To: wita
It fits their profile.
Less money for ordinary Americans.
More money for the intelligentsia.
22 posted on 09/04/2012 5:33:53 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (I didn't post this. Someone else did.)
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To: Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit; Timber Rattler; RFEngineer; Eric in the Ozarks
It is well established that coal releases mecury which is a toxix nerve agent, into the atmosphere. Sulphur Dioxide does exactly make life easy for farmers either. Gas is cheap and it makes the most sense right now. Time for WV to move on.

http://oilprice.com/Energy/Coal/Nuclear-Plants-in-Germany-Sit-Idle-as-Coal-use-Grows-by-13.5.html

Coal is cheap too. I guess it's time for Germany to move on, eh? Hypocrite?

23 posted on 09/04/2012 5:34:44 AM PDT by palmer (Jim, please bill me 50 cents for this completely useless post)
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To: Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit
So that's the gospel according to the German "Greens",eh? The President/Prime Minister of a recently liberated Eastern European country (can't recall which one) said,when asked about the Greens...."the new Greens are the old Reds".

Sounds about right to me.

24 posted on 09/04/2012 5:35:10 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Voter ID Equals "No Representation Without Respiration")
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To: SMARTY
Isn’t there a miners’ union?

Richard Trumka (Obama's most frequent visitor) was at one time president of the UMWA.

25 posted on 09/04/2012 5:38:19 AM PDT by Ramcat (Thank You American Veteransthese people only do what they want to do)
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To: palmer
Coal was cheaper than gas until the recent advance in drilling and recovery technology. Unfortunately, utilities can't just switch to gas when their boilers are designed for coal. Gas is now $1 MM/BTUs less than PRB coal landed in the Midwest.
26 posted on 09/04/2012 5:40:16 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (I didn't post this. Someone else did.)
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To: Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit
Time for WV to move on.

To what, The Next Big Thing? What is that? This is a mining and largely rural state. The people there don't have a lot of skills, at least those who grew up in coal mining country. They aren't going to go out and magically get jobs as nanotechnologists and computer systems engineers (even if there were a lot of jobs in those areas, which there aren't). This isn't Rocket Boys, its the real world. For every Homer Hickam there are a thousand Ike Bykovskys who make their living mining coal.

27 posted on 09/04/2012 5:42:00 AM PDT by chimera
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To: bray

Not falling for agenda driven science. Just think it’s ludicrous to push electric cars while shutting down power plants. People are fools for not seeing the hypocrisy.


28 posted on 09/04/2012 5:42:41 AM PDT by BelleAl (Proud to be a member of the party of NO! NO more deficit spending and government control!)
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To: Timber Rattler
5 years in Whetzel County, 3 miles up a holla, 18 miles from anywhere I could spend a dime.

I left WV (1981) because a different opportunity opened for me.I can only surmise that coal's position as king has been in jeopardy for at least 20 years.

Plenty of time to have kitchen table discussions

The same labor in a mine is needed in the gas/oil field ... the only thing missing is ....the union.

29 posted on 09/04/2012 5:43:24 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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To: Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit

You sound like Senator Rockefeller, who also arrogantly tells people here in WV to “move on”. The Socialist-Democrats want to control everything and they don’t care how many lives they ruin.


30 posted on 09/04/2012 5:48:05 AM PDT by wildandcrazyrussian
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
Coal was cheaper than gas until the recent advance in drilling and recovery technology. Unfortunately, utilities can't just switch to gas when their boilers are designed for coal. Gas is now $1 MM/BTUs less than PRB coal landed in the Midwest.

The cost per MW is surprisingly comparable, with combined cycle gas-fired plants rivaling many coal-fired plants. I don't watch the daily costs, but what I've seen more recently, the most efficient coal-fired generating units still run at a lower cost than combined cycle gas generation, but not much lower. And a lot of smaller, older coal generators are more expensive to run than gas.

The big disadvantage for coal right now is one created by the government - EPA standards have become more stringent and are being applied to older units. Utilities are finding that it isn't cost-effective to retrofit older generation with the latest pollution control equipment and are closing down many of the older coal-fired generation instead.

It's not because the plants are no longer servicable, it's because the EPA has grossly overstepped its authority.

31 posted on 09/04/2012 5:48:05 AM PDT by meyer (It's 1860 all over again - the taxpayer is the new "N" word)
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To: Timber Rattler

I’m in PA and I am scared to death to open my electric bills every month. My electricity has tripled in the past two years. It’s insane.


32 posted on 09/04/2012 5:49:29 AM PDT by MestaMachine (obama kills and bo stinks)
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To: MestaMachine

You can thank Obamna who pledged that your rates would necessarily skyrocket under his plan. Also thanks to Eigenkeit above and others in Europe who have convinced Obama and the elites that we must suffer and pay more to allegedly save the world from thermageddon.


33 posted on 09/04/2012 5:56:43 AM PDT by palmer (Jim, please bill me 50 cents for this completely useless post)
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To: Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit
Imho, your well established might just have an agenda.

It would benefit from s'more research on US coal plant emissions/efficiencies.

34 posted on 09/04/2012 5:56:54 AM PDT by tomkat (:-)
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To: meyer
Good luck getting a permit for any new gas unit. Utilities expect a series of lawsuits based on emissions from gas.
Part of the runup in coal has to do with rail freight. Another price driver is exports are where the growth is happening.
35 posted on 09/04/2012 5:56:54 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (I didn't post this. Someone else did.)
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To: dennisw

Assuming they are all married, that’s at least 420 votes for Mitt.


36 posted on 09/04/2012 5:57:35 AM PDT by chainsaw ("Two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.")
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To: Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit
It is well established that coal releases mecury which is a toxix nerve agent, into the atmosphere.

We've been using coal for fuel for centuries and we are still living longer every year.

Coal is the least expensive fuel, and without government penalties would be way less than natural gas.

Are you a shill for Range Resources?

I love natural gas but coal is less costly.

Mein FReund ist nicht recht.

37 posted on 09/04/2012 5:58:23 AM PDT by USS Alaska (Nuke the terrorist savages, start today.)
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To: palmer

Oh, I DO. Trust me.


38 posted on 09/04/2012 5:58:39 AM PDT by MestaMachine (obama kills and bo stinks)
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To: Timber Rattler

Glad to see my home state is coming to its senses.


39 posted on 09/04/2012 6:02:26 AM PDT by FormerLib (Sacrificing our land and our blood cannot buy protection from jihad.-Bishop Artemije of Kosovo)
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To: MestaMachine

yea electric bill approaching $400 a month...who says Zero doesn’t keep his promises?


40 posted on 09/04/2012 6:02:38 AM PDT by Gasshog (Myth the Magic RINO for President! Because the lesser of two evils is still evil?)
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