AES Coal-Plant Closing in Ohio Sheds Workers in Small Communities

The clock is ticking for workers at a coal-fired power plant in southern Ohio as two facilities that employ hundreds will close at the end of May.

The plants, run by AES Generation Ohio, employ almost 400 workers and fuel much of Adams County, Ohio’s tax base. The Utility Workers Union of America and the community are hoping someone will buy the facility, but that’s unlikely, sources said.

What’s happening in Adams County is not an anomaly. Shutdowns are occurring across the country in the coal and nuclear sectors as operating costs rise and revenue is reduced, companies said.

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