Union says Schiller coal-fired power plant is shut for good
Schiller Station in Portsmouth in 2017. Photo by Rich Beauchesne/Seacoast Online
The IBEW union in Maine says that Schiller Station in Portsmouth, with two 50 MW coal-fired and one 50 MW wood-fired power plants, has effectively shut down permanently, although the owners haven’t announced anything.
They said this last July – I’m embarrassed that I didn’t notice it! Better late than never, I guess.
“(Granite State Power) informed us this spring that they would begin an extended outage at Schiller in June with no end date and they have no intention of running it in the future,” IBEW 1837 Assistant Business Manager Tony Sapienza said. “They’ve laid off the entire workforce.”
SHOCKING. CRAZY. MIND-BLOWING.
Those were some of the words Manchester aldermen used to describe their reaction to news last week that a draft version of a school facilities report recommends closing four elementary schools and merging two high schools to address declining enrollment and $150 million-plus in deferred maintenance and other costs.
The audit, prepared by MGT Consulting Group, suggests closing the Hallsville, Gossler Park, Smyth and Wilson elementary schools.
âThereâs something crazy going on in this city,â said Ward 5âs
Tony Sapienza. âWhen I read the article in the paper, I was relieved to see committeeman (
Art)
Beaudry was asking the same questions the headline prompted in my mind.