Letter: Common sense suggests keeping coal as a backup power source
First, I want to thank Bob Kemp for enlightening us with his insights which I’m sure are spot on. I also want to add my nickel since the pennies have gone by the wayside.
Sherco 3 was put into operation in 1987. If it is shut down in 2030 it will have diligently been doing its job for 43 years but could certainly provide many more years and SMMPA (the Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency, of which Lake City is a member) expected its debt on the plant to be retired in 2027.
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