American Electric Power agrees to close 3 coal plants in emissions lawsuit

[Kolesar]

3. AEP was running these old plants until somebody forced them to upgrade or close them

AEP had not been updating the plants and would have closed them in another few years even if there was not a clean air lawsuit against them. AEP had received permissive treatment during the bush administration and were not really in compliance with the Clean Air Act. The lawsuit called them on it.

These plants are at facilities where there are multiple generating units. Notice that they are numbered: 5, 4, and 2. The other boilers and turbines will remain running so there will be employment.

I think the public should create a new pension fund and retire the coal miners and generating plant workers. Everybody would be happy.