The Alexandria power plant is closing, maybe as soon as fall 2012

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  • August 31, 2011 at 9:40 am #929724
    CCrew
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    Now all Alexandria needs to do is get the Washington Post to dump their properties.

    April 12, 2012 at 8:54 pm #939099
    PotomacCyclist
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    Alexandria City staff confirmed this week that the GenOn plant will indeed close by the deadline of October 1.

    April 13, 2012 at 1:24 pm #939133
    Terpfan
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    Yah, they’ve been saying 10/1/12 for a little while now, but I’ll believe it when I see it. I have noticed a decrease in coal loads coming into the plant so I suspect they’re fairly serious. Basically GenOn got the money they had putting into an escrow account with Alexandria back, I think it was 20 or 30 mil. They also get 5 years of tax relief in form of only tax on land, not on building/improvements. What happens past that is a good question. Local rumors have been about mixed-use.

    I would hope they keep the trail on both sides of the plant like it is now save maybe adding a little shot up Abingdon there. What’s interesting is the city moving forward with both waterfront plans in downtown Oldtown and then talking about similar stuff at the plant. I figured they would have done the compromise of saying we’ll move that commercial to power plant thereby avoiding the conflict.

    As much as some folks complained about the plant, they really didn’t contribute to traffic and in fact make that little stretch of Abingdon really quiet. I suspect it will soon be the opposite. Blah.

    October 1, 2012 at 3:35 pm #952593
    PotomacCyclist
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    The plant closure went ahead as planned:

    http://alexandriava.gov/GenOn

    As of today, the plant is closed, permanently.

    October 1, 2012 at 3:59 pm #952595
    KLizotte
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    A big question is whether GenCo will be required to clean up the toxic mess the plant leaves behind.

    October 1, 2012 at 5:13 pm #952597
    Terpfan
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    There was a lot of train activity in the last month it seemed. Now I’m thinking it was reverse shipping of the coal back out.

    October 1, 2012 at 5:43 pm #952601
    Dirt
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    Perhaps before they implode the place they could have a mountain bike version of the Diamond Derby on site… the Lump of Coal Derby.

    I’m shutting up now.

    Love,

    Dirt.

    October 1, 2012 at 5:52 pm #952602
    ShawnoftheDread
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    Should we start a pool on how long it takes for something to be done with the property? I’m guessing 7-8 years.

    October 1, 2012 at 5:55 pm #952607
    Terpfan
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    @ShawnoftheDread 32617 wrote:

    Should we start a pool on how long it takes for something to be done with the property? I’m guessing 7-8 years.

    A touch optimistic, I would go with 9-10 since I think they will be still litigating the other waterfront development issue for the next 3-5 years in courts, court of public opinion and generally everywhere.

    However, I do think they should at least pave over the railroad track portion to make the transition to the path a little smoother. Clearly they don’t need it anymore.

    October 1, 2012 at 6:18 pm #952609
    creadinger
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    @Terpfan 32622 wrote:

    A touch optimistic, I would go with 9-10 since I think they will be still litigating the other waterfront development issue for the next 3-5 years in courts, court of public opinion and generally everywhere. However, I do think they should at least pave over the railroad track portion to make the transition to the path a little smoother. Clearly they don’t need it anymore.

    It would be sweet if the MVT could just take over the current railroad track and make it double wide. Though what about that warehouse at the corner of Pendleton and Union Streets? There are usually box cars parked there. Does that place still use railcars?

    October 1, 2012 at 8:08 pm #952625
    Terpfan
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    @creadinger 32624 wrote:

    It would be sweet if the MVT could just take over the current railroad track and make it double wide. Though what about that warehouse at the corner of Pendleton and Union Streets? There are usually box cars parked there. Does that place still use railcars?

    That’s a really good question. I have infrequently seen a rail car in there, but I’ve never seen the train go down there. I don’t know. Although I also have no idea what that place even is. It usually seems vacant although I tend to think it’s highly valuable property.

    October 1, 2012 at 10:54 pm #952636
    MM2
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    Agreed – it would be great if the Mount Vernon Trail could take over the tracks, as they head toward Washington Street and around the plant. It would make for a better alternate route, off the river, than the one that is currently marked.

    Be nice if all the tracks could go from rail to trail.

    February 3, 2013 at 12:25 am #961613
    PotomacCyclist
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    A November 7, 2012 update on the deactivation of the Potomac River Generating Station:

    http://alexandriava.gov/uploadedFiles/tes/oeq/info/GenOn_PRGS_Phase%20I_Deactivation_Presentation.pdf

    It will be a while before the process is complete and the land can be used for other purposes. No specific timetable is available at this time.

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