Plant McDonough's Smokestack Dismantled This Summer
Georgia Power is making the switch to natural gas units, which means the smokestack at Plant McDonough is coming down.
Georgia Power is continuing to make the switch to natural gas units at Plant McDonough Atkinson, which means the days are numbered for the plant’s towering smokestack. The smokestack has risen high above Smyrna and Vinings since the plant was constructed in the 1960s. Lynn Wallace, a Georgia Power representative, said that for some it has become an Atlanta landmark. “They see it and they say, ‘Oh there’s the smokestack. Turn left at the smokestack,’” she said. “It’s a part of history. It’s a part of our company. It’s certainly a landmark and it’s always sad to see those stages move on to the next step, but this is very exciting that we’re bringing on natural gas units.” Georgia Power brought its second of three natural gas units on-line…
Brandon
8:48 am on Thursday, May 16, 2013
Don't forget, that thing was there before most, if not all, of those neighborhoods. People that didn't want to see it should not have moved there. Go live somewhere out in the woods and generate your own electricity if you don't want to see it. Or, there's always the option of ponying up your own money to repower the plant to natural gas. I don't see too many other options if you want electricity… more ›