The end of an era
GRE announces closure of Coal Creek Station
BY ALYSSA MEIER
BHG News
After 40 years in operation, Coal Creek Station is slated to close its doors. The announcement came in a surprise media conference call on May 7, when GRE executives revealed their plans for a company-wide supply portfolio change. GRE president and CEO David Saggau and vice president and Chief Power Supply Officer Jon Brekke told
members of the media during the call that GRE intended to retire Coal Creek Station in the second half of 2022. “Great River Energy plans to phase out coal resources and
replace them with renewable resources,” Saggau said during the call. Brekke and Saggau explained that the Underwood station, which staf fs 260 men and women, would stay
operational until the fall of 2022. At that point, the plant is expected to shut down and be fully dismantled.
