Joppa Power Plant to close by September 2022, three years sooner than first announced
Joppa power plant to close in September 2022 By Clayton Hester | April 6, 2021 at 10:33 AM CDT - Updated April 6 at 12:21 PM
METROPOLIS, Ill. (KFVS) - Vistra and its subsidiary, Electric Energy, Inc., has announced that the Joppa Power Plant will be retired by Sept. 1, 2022.
This will be three years earlier than first announced, and is a part of an agreement meant to settle a complaint by the Sierra Club from 2018.
“The hardest decisions we make are those that impact the dedicated men and women of our plant workforce and the local communities. In this case, we agreed to shut down the Joppa plant in light of the legal uncertainties and significant economic challenges facing the plant. First and foremost, we will work with our team members and the impacted communities to ensure a just transition, including our commitment to pay $1.1 million in incremental property taxes over three years,�
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