Climate Change
New England Says Goodbye to Coal as Merrimack Station Powers Down
After decades of operation, Merrimack Station’s closure marks the region’s final exit from coal—and the start of a new chapter in renewable energy development.
The towering smokestacks of New England’s last coal-fired power plant have gone quiet. Merrimack Station in Bow, New Hampshire, shut down in September, years ahead of its scheduled closure, marking the end of coal-fired energy production in the region.
New England Says Goodbye to Coal as Merrimack Station Powers Down