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FirstEnergy to Deactivate Two Coal-Fired Power Plants in Pennsylvania
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FirstEnergy Corp. announced today that it expects to deactivate two coal-fired power plants located in Pennsylvania by October 9, 2013.
The decision is based on the cost of compliance with current and future environmental regulations in conjunction with the continued low market price for electricity, the company said.
The plants scheduled to be deactivated are Hatfield's Ferry Power Station in Masontown, Pa., and Mitchell Power Station in Courtney, Pa. The total capacity of these plants is 2,080 megawatts, representing approximately 10 percent of the company's total generating capacity, but about 30 percent of the estimated $925 million cost to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS).
The company's fleet after the deactivations will be comprised of 56 percent coal, 22 percent nuclear, 13 percent renewables and 9 percent gas/oil, and will have a generating capacity of more than 18,000 megawatts.
The plant deactivations are subject to review for reliability impacts, if any, by PJM Interconnection
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