New Jersey's Last Operating Coal Fired Power Plant Imploded
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Friday, December 2, 2022
SWEDESBORO, N.J., Dec. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New Jersey state dignitaries, environmental advocates and energy executives gathered today at the Logan Generating site in Swedesboro, NJ to witness the implosion of the State's last operating coal fired power plant. Event speakers including: Himanshu Saxena, CEO of Starwood Energy, the owner of the Logan Plant, Frank Minor, Mayor of Logan Township, Ramón Cruz, President of the Sierra Club, and Joseph Fiordaliso, Board President of the New Jersey Bureau of Public Utilities, all marked the event as the end of an era, signaling the acceleration of a clean energy future for New Jersey and the Region.
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- SWEDESBORO, N.J., Dec. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New Jersey state dignitaries, environmental advocates and energy executives gathered today at the Logan Generating site in Swedesboro, NJ to witness the implosion of the State's last operating coal fired power plant.
- Mr. Saxena recounted a brief history of the plant, which began operations in 1994.
- At 10:58 AM, a wailing all clear siren could be heard in the distance around the coal plant.
- At 11:00 AM, witnesses watched as Mr. Fiordasilo pushed the symbolic demolition button and the coal plant and tall stack imploded into a sliding heap emblematic of the moment's significance.