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Putnam County Power Plant to Close

HENNEPIN – The coal-fueled Hennepin Power Station is slated to close in an announcement today by parent company Vistra Energy.  In a press release Wednesday, they announced multiple plants in Illinois would be phased out in order to meet the requirements of the recently approved revisions to the Multi-Pollutant Standard rule imposed by the Illinois Pollution Control Board.   Other locations closing are the Coffeen Power Plant, Duck Creek Power Plant (in Canton), and Havana Power Plant.  The Hennepin facility was built in 1953 and currently employs around 60 people.
“Even though today’s retirement announcements were inevitable due to the changing regulatory environment and unfavorable economic conditions in the MISO market, they are nonetheless difficult to make,” said Curt Morgan, Vistra’s president and chief executive officer. “By far, the hardest decisions we make in our business are those that significantly impact our people. As always, we will do right by those who are impacted by this announcement. Our employees take pride in the work they do, and we appreciate their decades of service providing reliable and affordable power to Illinois, particularly in years like this one with periods of extreme cold and heat.”
Approximately 300 jobs will be eliminated across the four Illinois plant sites. Vistra stated they will be providing outplacement services and working with state workforce agencies to assist the employees impacted by the closures.

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