Starting in 2013, environmental groups headed by the
Sierra Club and the
Natural Resources Defense Council took legal action to shut down the power plant. The groups asserted that the plant generated illegal levels of
coal dust particulates and was nearing the end of its useful life. The groups filed a
Clean Air Act lawsuit. Unit 1 of the plant was retired in December 2015. and approved by a federal court in November 2019, the plant was scheduled to close no later than December 31, 2022. The closure was expected to affect 70 jobs. As of January 2023, the coal-powered portions of the site were officially closed. Vistra Energy is currently transitioning the site to electric battery storage. The renewed plant would create 88 jobs. ==References==