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The Parkersburg News and Sentinel -- ST. MARYS - The Willow Island Power Station in Pleasants County is one of three aging coal-fired power plants in West Virginia that will be shut down later this year, FirstEnergy Corp. announced Wednesday.

Its subsidiary Monongahela Power will be retiring Willow island, the Albright Power Station in Preston County and the Rivesville Power Station in Marion County by Sept. 1. The company said 105 employees will be affected.

The decision was based on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, which were recently finalized, and other environmental regulations.

"The high cost to implement M.A.T.S. and other environmental rules is the reason these Mon Power plants are being retired," said James R. Haney, regional president of Mon Power and president

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Submitted Feb 09, 2012 By: WalkingWV

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NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:8,048 Points:1,274,115 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 10:14:42 PM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse Mon Power had 40 of delaying a clean up of dirty and toxic emissions from the three and chose to do nothing. NH and New England residents thank Mon Power for finally closing these belchers of toxins and generators of acid rain that ruin the air we breath. Not to mention the gift of mercury in our fish! Farewell and good riddance
kag2010 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:3,414 Points:662,260 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 6:14:54 PM Ignore kag2010 Report Abuse I am not surpised.
johnnyg1200 Champion Author St. Louis Posts:1,512 Points:304,690 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 6:10:47 PM Ignore johnnyg1200 Report Abuse I would like to know how the EPA figures the number of people affected by air pollution. Is it made up just like the dollar value assigned to a human life they used that is far above the numbers used by other government agencies?
doeslayersr Champion Author Illinois Posts:5,826 Points:511,175 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 4:23:04 PM Ignore doeslayersr Report Abuse Bend over and prepare for your power bill to go up. The Solar thing just got a little more interesting: The Tonopah Solar company in Harry Reid's Nevada is getting a $737 million loan from Obama's DOE. The project will produce a 110 megawatt power system and employ 45 permanent workers. That's costing us just $16 million per job. One of the investment partners in this endeavor is Pacific Corporate Group (PCG). The PCG executive director is Ron Pelosi, who is the brother to Nancy's husband. Just move along folks. Nuthin' goin' on here. Bend over peasants [Edited by: doeslayersr at 2/9/2012 4:23:40 PM EST]
hoosierva All-Star Author Indianapolis Posts:983 Points:239,775 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 3:35:59 PM Ignore hoosierva Report Abuse what BS, just another way to force us to something more costly. What a shame.
Venzadriver Champion Author Florida Posts:1,028 Points:290,150 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 1:12:39 PM Ignore Venzadriver Report Abuse Should convert it to use algae-based bio-fuels.
txrojo2005 Sophomore Author Austin Posts:232 Points:203,675 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 1:07:26 PM Ignore txrojo2005 Report Abuse I am not surpised. We are losing our country.
gasokie Champion Author Oklahoma Posts:2,705 Points:1,050,850 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 12:27:36 PM Ignore gasokie Report Abuse Well heck...they already got the ground saturated with this coal dust and all it's known toxins...just let 'em go ahead and make some more of that cheap electricity a few more years. Taxpayers will wind up having to pay for the cleanup anyway. I hear the people of West Virginia are poor up around St Mary's anyway. Give 'em a break. And those 105 workers too. Just sayin'.....
RochBear Champion Author Minnesota Posts:9,118 Points:1,517,805 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 12:27:09 PM Ignore RochBear Report Abuse And where is the power, that this plant produced, be made? The demand for electricity is NOT dropping in this country! The EPA again strikes, and we all suffer.
1momsunshine Champion Author Ottawa Posts:3,646 Points:645,895 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 12:24:14 PM Ignore 1momsunshine Report Abuse wow
vmholladay Champion Author Reading Posts:1,045 Points:321,295 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 12:11:47 PM Ignore vmholladay Report Abuse Electricity and gas prices go up