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The Coal Plant an Illinois Town Couldn't Give Away

2014-02-20 08:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Bloomberg: How much is an old coal power plant worth? With natural gas production booming and environmental rules looming, in Illinois the answer is clear: It can be hard to even give one away. For evidence, look to the E.D. Edwards power plant, built in 1960 close to the coal mines south of Peoria. While it pumped out electricity for once-booming steel mills and distilleries, the plant cruised along and avoided spending the millions of dollars to install a scrubber on its smokestack. And so Edwards,...

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