Peru, IN: Coal power plant being torn down.

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What amazes me is that this little city utility plant was used until 2013. In fact, it was the only source of power for the city until the 1970s. [IndianaEconomicDigest]

How it could have been economic to run this plant even before the latest round of EPA regulations is a puzzle. It is

• small (The electric distribution lines near the plant are the lowest voltage lines I have seen near a power plant.)
• lost its railroad service a long time ago
• does not have a local coal storage pile

There must have been a lot of truck traffic through the town to keep this plant running.

See C&O roundhouse for information on the C&O route through town. The C&O ran along the south side of the power plant next to the river.