Matt OBrien And Jennifer Mcdermott, Author at Valley News

The Brayton Point Power Station, New England's largest and one of its last coal-fired power plants, appears on a cloudy day, Wednesday, May 31, 2017, in Somerset, Mass. The plant, which has been generating electricity since the 1960s along Mount Hope Bay, is shutting down permanently. It's been cited by federal regulators as one of the region's heaviest polluters. (AP Photo/Matt O'Brien

New England’s Last Big Coal Plant Shuts Down

by Matt OBrien And Jennifer Mcdermott Associated PressMay 31, 2017

Somerset, Mass. — New England’s largest — and one of its last — coal-fired power plants was shutting down permanently on Wednesday.The Brayton Point Power Station was scheduled to power down before a midnight Thursday deadline, culminating a…

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New England’s Last Big Coal Plant Shuts Down

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