Dive Summary:
- Kentucky Power announced Wednesday it was closing Big Sandy Power Plant's 800-megawatt, coal-fired Unit 2 in 2015.
- The utility, which is a subsidiary of American Electric Power, recently withdrew a plan to spend $940 million to add technology designed to produce cleaner emissions at the plant.
- Kentucky Power said it will instead draw about 780 megawatts of power for the region from the Mitchell Generating Station in West Virginia and the new plan will cost the average ratepayer about $6 more each month.
From the article:
The utility, a subsidiary of American Electric Power, withdrew a plan in May to spend $940 million to add a scrubber that would produce cleaner emissions at the plant and comply with federal air regulations. Customers were told the upgrades would raise their monthly electric bills by an average of $31. ...
