Is Natural Gas a Suitable Replacement for the Power Plant?
After this week's announcement there is a potential buyer, we want to know what you think.
Salem Harbor Power Station may have a buyer interested in converting it to a natural gas plant, according to the Salem News.
The plant is scheduled to close in 2014.
A New Jersey Company, Footprint Power, which buys outdated fossil fuel plants is in talks with Dominion, the Virginia-based company that currently owns the plant, the Salem News reports.
Footprint has filed with ISO New England for a permit to hook up to the region's grid by 2016.
What do you think of these developments? Take our poll and let us know in the comments.
john
3:28 pm on Thursday, February 2, 2012
This is the best possible news that we could have hoped for and before the MHeaders get a chance to complain,I don't care what you think.
windpower
2:15 pm on Friday, February 10, 2012
The 7% will be complaining about the use of fracked gas
john
5:07 pm on Friday, February 10, 2012
With the price of fuel being what it is,it's obvious gas is the way to go. It's cheaper and cleaner and would be a great fit for Salem. My neighbor heats with oil and I can't believe how much more he is paying for heat compared to my gas bill. If I had oil,I would convert and probably recoup the cost in about 2 years. No more trucks, no more tank and no more smell.