FirstEnergy prepares to demolish power plant in Cleveland

Associated Press

CLEVELAND

A century-old power plant in Cleveland is scheduled for demolition.

FirstEnergy has said its Lake Shore plant will be demolished within the next 18 months. The company closed the last of its Lake Shore power plant’s coal-fired boilers in April. That was three years after the company announced that it would close power plants on Lake Erie rather than spend millions of dollars upgrading pollution control equipment for their coal-burning boilers, The Plain Dealer in Cleveland reported.

The company has also shut down its boilers at Ashtabula, Eastlake and Oregon, Ohio.

FirstEnergy says recently built high-voltage transmission line equipment will remain on Lake Shore’s property.

The plant sits on 57 acres and some have speculated about using the property for recreation. But no one has approached the company about the property, according to spokesman Todd Schneider.