Councilman Testifies on GenOn, Says City Taking Proactive Approach
City buying the plant is "not an option."
Avon Lake Councilman Rob James testified on the effect GenOn Plant's Avon Lake facility's closing would have on the city March 20. This week, he discussed his testimony and plans the city is taking in the wake of the plant probable shuttering in 2015. He said the city was taking a proactive approach and acting on the presumption the plant will close. “(GenOn) said the evaluation is continuing; it leaves an open discussion to what that means,” James said March 29. “It is a possibility it may remain open, but the possibility is slim. We have to act as if it’s going to close in 2015.” He said the city stepping in and paying for scrubbers to keep the plant open under EPA guidelines would not happen. The cost for the improvements has been …
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