“The corporate owner of the 44-year-old Pleasants Power Station, which burns over 3 million tons of coal annually, had planned to close the plant at the end of May, arguing it was no longer economical to run it. But the commission ordered two other power companies to consider buying the facility and allowed them to move forward with plans that could end up costing ratepayers at least $36 million over the next year to keep the plant idle and staffed – without producing energy – while the companies analyze the possible transaction.”
Making your constituents pay for a dying industry is grift at its finest.
carry on
