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GenOn Holdings, LLC (GenOn) announced on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, that it has initiated the process to permanently retire 2,421 MW of coal-fired electric generating capacity at three stations in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.
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Cheswick Generating Station, located just outside of Pittsburgh, will close in September, according to its owner, GenOn Holdings, LLC. Commissioned in 1970, the 565-megawatt plant can no longer compete in today’s electricity marketplace and under current environmental rules, the Houston based GenOn said in a
“The decision to initiate the retirement of these coal units is driven by unfavorable economic conditions, higher costs including those associated with environmental compliance, an inability to compete with other generation types, and evolving market rules that promote subsidized resources,” the company’s statement said.
Cheswick is one of three coal closures the company announced, including a plant in Avon Lake, Ohio and two units at its Morgantown Generating Station in Newburg, Maryland.
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Allegheny County’s only coal-fired power plant is set to permanently close in September. Houston-based GenOn Holdings LLC said Thursday it plans to close Cheswick Generating Station in Springdale by Sept. 15. The company said it also plans to close coal-fired power plants in Avon Lake, Ohio, and Newburg, Md. In