There are many reasons why the Kincaid Power Plant will be closing down. Brad Watson, a Senior Director of Community Affairs with Vistra says that in order to have the plant closed by 2028, they will have to have it retired by 2027.  Watson says this was not an easy decision to close it down. 

Watson says that the goal is to keep Kincaid operating until the end in 2027. 

Vistra says that it was forced to make these decisions due to some new rules by the EPA.

Watson says that the other option was to set a retirement date. 

Vistra says there are some options that remain on the table including moving to Solar. Coal to Solar will unlock a $550 million investment at all nine plant sites across Illinois creating tons of jobs.  Find out more on the new plans at www.taylorvilledailynews.com as we will be bringing you more on this story in the near future.