{"id":25786,"date":"2018-07-11T10:02:31","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T14:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/?p=25786"},"modified":"2018-07-11T10:02:31","modified_gmt":"2018-07-11T14:02:31","slug":"nrg-wont-pursue-repowering-of-dunkirk-power-plant-due-to-reconnection-cost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/nrg-wont-pursue-repowering-of-dunkirk-power-plant-due-to-reconnection-cost\/","title":{"rendered":"NRG Won&#8217;t Pursue Repowering of Dunkirk Power Plant Due to Reconnection Cost"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_16146\" style=\"width: 469px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/NRG-Plant.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16146\" data-attachment-id=\"16146\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/nrg-plant-in-dunkirk-can-be-closed-without-impacting-power-generation-in-new-york\/nrg-plant\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/NRG-Plant.jpg?fit=533%2C310&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"533,310\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NRG Plant\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;NRG Power Plant in Dunkirk&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/NRG-Plant.jpg?fit=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/NRG-Plant.jpg?fit=533%2C310&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-16146\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/NRG-Plant.jpg?resize=459%2C267&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/NRG-Plant.jpg?w=533&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/NRG-Plant.jpg?resize=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>NRG Power Plant in Dunkirk<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>DUNKIRK &#8211; The effort to repower Chautauqua County\u2019s largest property taxpayer appears to be over for good.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s according to the Jamestown <em>Post-Journal<\/em>, which <a href=\"http:\/\/www.post-journal.com\/news\/page-one\/2018\/07\/nrg-reportedly-pulling-plug-on-repowering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports Wednesday<\/a> that county officials were made aware Monday of <strong>NRG\u2019s<\/strong> decision to back off from the plant\u2019s conversion from coal to a cleaner alternative in natural gas.<\/p>\n<p>The plan was to convert the 530 megawatt coal burning facility to 450 megawatt gas burning facility and it appeared to be on track to take place earlier this year. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/future-of-nrg-repowering-project-up-in-air-following-news-of-reconnection-cost\/?relatedposts_hit=1&amp;relatedposts_origin=20327&amp;relatedposts_position=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">concerns arose last month from NRG<\/a> over the unanticipated cost of interconnecting the plant to the regional electrical power system and the schedule to get it done.<\/p>\n<p>NRG says it was informed by the <strong>New York Independent System Operator<\/strong> that the cost to re-interconnect the plant would cost in excess of $100 million. An NRG spokesman had said that originally no interconnection costs were forecast.<\/p>\n<p>The State System Operator, however, is reported to say that NRG\u2019s decision to keep the facility out of service longer than originally stated meant the original interconnection rights had expired. If NRG had reactivated the facility within three years following the company\u2019s decision to deactivate the plant, it could have avoided the need for system upgrades.<\/p>\n<p>A little over six years has passed since NRG officials initially planned to mothball the facility.<\/p>\n<p>The facility is the county\u2019s largest property tax payer and was paying a significant portion of property taxes to both the city of Dunkirk and the Dunkirk School District. Those tax payments were adjusted when the facility was mothballed, though NY state had provided some aid to help offset the loss. A payment in lieu of tax arrangement was also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/county-ida-approves-revised-pilot-for-nrg-power-plant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revised by the Chautauqua County Industrial Development<\/a> Agency in February 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The IDA could now decide whether to continue or cancel the PILOT. If the arrangement was canceled, NRG would be forced to pay property taxes based on the current value of the plant. Without an NRG tax payment, city and school taxes in the Dunkirk area could increase by more than 42 percent. \u00a0For the average homeowner, this could raise property taxes by about $1,000 a year.<\/p>\n<p>When operation, the power plant employed over 100 people, with 50 more jobs being projected once the full conversion took place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DUNKIRK &#8211; The effort to repower Chautauqua County\u2019s largest property taxpayer appears to be over for good. That\u2019s according to the Jamestown Post-Journal, which reports Wednesday that county officials were made aware Monday of NRG\u2019s decision to back off from the plant\u2019s conversion from coal to a cleaner alternative in natural gas. The plan was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":16146,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[4],"tags":[740,5871,1723],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/NRG-Plant.jpg?fit=533%2C310&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3YlJ4-6HU","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":25809,"url":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/nrg-repowering-project-is-no-more\/","url_meta":{"origin":25786,"position":0},"title":"NRG Repowering Project is No More","author":"WRFA Radio","date":"July 12, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Company officials confirm they will no longer pursue reopening the plant DUNKIRK - The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting that NRG officially announced Wednesday it has withdrawn its Dunkirk application from the New York Independent System Operator interconnection process. As a result the company\u2019s plan to repower the Dunkirk power plant\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Local News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Local News","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/category\/news\/local-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/NRG-Plant.jpg?fit=533%2C310&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/NRG-Plant.jpg?fit=533%2C310&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/NRG-Plant.jpg?fit=533%2C310&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":10659,"url":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/state-psc-give-final-approval-to-conversion-of-nrg-power-plant\/","url_meta":{"origin":25786,"position":1},"title":"State PSC Give Final Approval to Conversion of NRG Power Plant","author":"WRFA Radio","date":"June 13, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"DUNKIRK - It\u2019s now official. The NRG power plant in Dunkirk will be making the conversion from a coal-burning power plant to a natural gas burning facility. On Thursday the state Public Service Commission unanimously approved the repowering of NRG into a 435 megawatt natural gas facility. The project\u2019s green\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Local News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Local News","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/category\/news\/local-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Dunkirk-Power-Plant.jpg?fit=862%2C535&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Dunkirk-Power-Plant.jpg?fit=862%2C535&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Dunkirk-Power-Plant.jpg?fit=862%2C535&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Dunkirk-Power-Plant.jpg?fit=862%2C535&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11713,"url":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/reed-goodell-to-make-joint-statement-on-nrg-lawsuit-thursday-afternoon\/","url_meta":{"origin":25786,"position":2},"title":"Reed, Goodell to Make Joint Statement on NRG Lawsuit Thursday Afternoon","author":"WRFA Radio","date":"October 2, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"DUNKIRK - Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning) will be in Chautauqua County Thursday to make a pair of stops, including a joint press conference in the North county address a recently filed lawsuit by the Sierra Club. Reed will join State Assemblyman Andy Goodell (R-Chautauqua) and other local officials at 3:30\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Local News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Local News","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/category\/news\/local-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Dunkirk-Power-Plant.jpg?fit=862%2C535&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Dunkirk-Power-Plant.jpg?fit=862%2C535&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Dunkirk-Power-Plant.jpg?fit=862%2C535&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Dunkirk-Power-Plant.jpg?fit=862%2C535&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11653,"url":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/lawsuit-threatens-to-hault-nrg-conversion-effort-in-dunkirk\/","url_meta":{"origin":25786,"position":3},"title":"Lawsuit Threatens to Halt NRG Conversion Effort in Dunkirk","author":"WRFA Radio","date":"September 29, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"ALBANY - A lawsuit has been filed in State court to stop the conversion effort of the NRG Power Plant in Dunkirk. According the Buffalo News, the Sierra Club and a community group known as Ratepayer and Community Intervenors filed a lawsuit Friday in Sate Supreme Court in Albany against\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Local News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Local News","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/category\/news\/local-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Dunkirk-Power-Plant.jpg?fit=862%2C535&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Dunkirk-Power-Plant.jpg?fit=862%2C535&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Dunkirk-Power-Plant.jpg?fit=862%2C535&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Dunkirk-Power-Plant.jpg?fit=862%2C535&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":25588,"url":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/future-of-nrg-repowering-project-up-in-air-following-news-of-reconnection-cost\/","url_meta":{"origin":25786,"position":4},"title":"Future of NRG Repowering Project Up in Air Following News of Reconnection Cost","author":"WRFA Radio","date":"June 8, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"DUNKIRK - It appears the fate of the county\u2019s largest property tax payer is once again in jeopardy. The Dunkirk Observer is reporting that the repowering of the NRG generating plant in Dunkirk from coal to natural gas is once again facing uncertainty. In 2013, Gov. 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