JOPPA (WSIL) -- The Joppa Power Plant in Massac County is scheduled to officially close Wednesday. Vistra Energy announced in 2021 it will close its Illinois and Ohio coal-fired power plants by ...

JOPPA — On Sept. 1, 2022, the coal-fired Joppa Power Plant closed its doors after 70 years of operating. This event marked a significant shift for the residents of Joppa, ...

Separately, construction has begun on a 405 MW utility-scale solar facility that will interconnect at the company’s retired EEI-Joppa Power Plant through a to-be-constructed approximate 8-mile ...

The Joppa plant has been in operation since 2009. Operations like an asphalt plant need a “specific-use permit” from the city. And in 2013, the company was granted a 10-year permit renewal.

An asphalt plant that has been at the center of controversy between Joppa residents and Dallas city officials is scheduled to stop production on Friday.