Four Illinois Coal-Burning Power Plants Closing

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Vistra Energy announced Wednesday it is closing its coal burning power plants in Canton, Havana, Hennepin and Coffeen.

The company said in a statement it will retire the four power plants in order to meet new revisions to the Multi-Pollutant Standard Rule introduced by the Illinois Pollution Control Board.

About 300 people will lose their jobs in the closures. The company is working to provide support services for those workers.

Vistra said it was closing the four power plants to save the other four plants it operates in Illinois. The company's emissions in Illinois will be driven down 57 to 61 percent by the closures, getting it under the new cap, the company said.

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[Cicada]

1. It is important to protect the laid off workers

If losing a job at a coal plant is painless then there will be less resistance to closing them. Solar Power firms or wind farm firms should offer them training for new clean energy jobs. Maybe create a small customer service call center for those unable to move.