Clock ticking for plan to keep West Virginia coal plant open
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More than 500,000 West Virginia homes and businesses' electricity bills will increase for a year in order extend the life of a coal-fired power plant that is set to close May 31.
The request, made at the urging of state Republican leadership, will allow the First Energy Corp. subsidiaries — which currently own two other coal-fired plants in West Virginia — to study the possibility of adding it to their power production holdings.
Otherwise, Pleasants Power Station’s more than 150 employees will lose their jobs after its current May 31 closure date, and the plant will likely be demolished by its owner, Texas-based Energy Transition and Environmental Management.
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