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New Direction For Illinois’ Only City-Run Coal Plant Brings Worries About Jobs, Economy
Springfield is the only municipality in the state to run its own coal power plant. But city officials are considering a plan to close three of its four coal generators after a report on CWLP’s future found that the cost to run them is more than what the utility can sell the electricity for on the wholesale market.