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After 18 months of studies and discussions, Golden Valley Electric Association’s board of directors will consider Monday whether to upgrade a 55-year-old coal-fired power plant or shut it down.
More than 50 Golden Valley Electric Association members weighed-in last week on the question of whether the co-op should upgrade its oldest power plant, or shut it down and replace it with renewable-energy sources like wind and solar. But most of those who spoke during two public meetings on the issue want the co-op to keep the coal-fired Healy Unit 1 operating.