TODAY IS OUR THIRD AND FINAL SEGMENT OF OUR THREE-PART SERIES ON FIRST-ENERGY’S PLAN TO SHUT DOWN THE BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION SITE WITHIN THE NEXT THREE YEARS. LEGISLATIVE ACTION COULD CHANGE THE COURSE OF EVENTS AS THE CLOSURE IS MARKET-DEPENDENT AND RELATED TO FINANCIALLY COMPETITIVE ENERGY SOURCES. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS, CONGRESSMAN KEITH ROTHFUS SAYS….HE’S LEADING THE CHARGE ON WASHINGTON ON THIS ISSUE…

HE’S URGING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO GET INVOLVED…

ROTHFUS SAYS WE NEED TO FOCUS ON THE REAL ISSUE HERE…

ROTHFUS  BELIEVES HIS EFFORTS TO BRING THIS ISSUE TO THE FOREFRONT IN WASHINGTON… ARE BEGINNING TO WORK:

ROTHFUS GAVE US THE LATEST UPDATE ON WHAT’S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON TO SAVE OUR POWER PLANTS…

MEANWHILE, THE FIRST-ENERGY DIVISION THAT OVERSEES THE BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION HAS FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY…AND IS CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH A RE-ORGANIZATION PROCESS IN THE HOPES OF FINDING A BUYER.