That is a great question and there are two parts to the answer. First, James River Power Station has reached a point that it is beyond it's useful life. The cost to upkeep and run it is expensive largely because the units are old and inefficient. Just like an old heater or a/c unit on your home becomes over time or an old car that continually needs maintenance. The parts become harder to find and you only get a fraction of the efficiency that you would get with newer models. Second, CU has enough generation at John Twitty Energy Center, six natural gas fired turbines, the wind farms, the solar farm, and a couple other smaller green power generating commodities that it also negates the need for these units to remain online. We also have access to the market to purchase electricity as needed. If we did continue to run the units at JRPS, it would force up the costs of customers electric bill due to higher costs to run them. I hope that helps answer your question!
I guess I missed it, why do we not need it anymore?
I was wondering the same thing.
That is a great question and there are two parts to the answer.
First, James River Power Station has reached a point that it is beyond it's useful life. The cost to upkeep and run it is expensive largely because the units are old and inefficient. Just like an old heater or a/c unit on your home becomes over time or an old car that continually needs maintenance. The parts become harder to find and you only get a fraction of the efficiency that you would get with newer models.
Second, CU has enough generation at John Twitty Energy Center, six natural gas fired turbines, the wind farms, the solar farm, and a couple other smaller green power generating commodities that it also negates the need for these units to remain online. We also have access to the market to purchase electricity as needed. If we did continue to run the units at JRPS, it would force up the costs of customers electric bill due to higher costs to run them.
I hope that helps answer your question!
@@CityUtilities Yes it does, thank you.