Politics & Government

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.

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A New Jersey Company, Footprint Power, which buys outdated fossil fuel plants is in talks with , the Virginia-based company that currently owns the plant, the Salem News reports.

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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.

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