Mt. Tom Closure Means Massachusetts Is Losing All Three of Its Coal-Fired Power Plants

GDF Suez said Monday the plant, which has been in operation since 1960, will close in October after more than three years of on-and-off operation.

GDF Suez spokeswoman Carol Churchill said the Holyoke plant cannot compete with cheaper natural gas, and confirmed that the company will consider converting the plant to producing electricity from solar energy.

Mt. Tom Closure Means Massachusetts Is Losing All Three of Its Coal-Fired Power Plants