Last Coal Plant in New England to Close by 2028, Converting to Renewable Energy Park

Last coal power plant in New England, Merrimack Station in NH, to close by June 2028 in deal with EPA
Plant owners Granite Shore Power will convert site into a renewable energy park with solar and battery storage
Environmental groups Sierra Club and Conservation Law Foundation had sued plant for Clean Water Act violations
Climate activists had protested the plant for years demanding its closure due to pollution concerns
Closure will make NH the 16th coal-free state and New England the 2nd coal-free region in the country