April 3, 2023 

HARRISBURG, PA – Following the announcement from Homer City Generation, LP that Homer City Generating Station will cease coal operations in the next 90 days, the Pennsylvania Coal Alliance issues the following statement:

“Poor policy decisions, including the mere threat of Pennsylvania joining the RGGI carbon tax scheme, coupled with serious flaws in PJM’s capacity market have led to unfortunate realities like the closure of Homer City. PJM recently acknowledged significant grid failure concerns as it increasingly relies on sources that do not have on-site fuel, and when needed most do not perform when called upon. The retirement of reliable and resilient baseload coal-fired generation will only compound the challenges the grid will have in the future.”

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