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Midwest Generation files for bankruptcy along with its parent

chicagotribune.com -- Edison Mission Energy, the unregulated generating unit of Edison International, filed for bankruptcy protection Monday along with subsidiary Midwest Generation. The filings had been expected.

Edison Mission said it agreed on a reorganization plan with its parent and holders of its $3.7 billion in debt. Under the agreement, Edison International will transfer its stake in Edison Mission Energy to unsecured creditors.

Midwest Generation owns and operates the coal-fired Powerton (Pekin), Joliet, Waukegan and Will County (Romeoville) generating units.

It would be up to the company's new owners to decide whether to move forward with expensive upgrades to meet environmental regulations, try to sell the plants or shut them down.

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Submitted Dec 21, 2012 By: NOTSOGRN

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SammyAdams Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:3,054 Points:792,745 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Dec 22, 2012 9:46:12 PM Ignore SammyAdams Report Abuse BO bailout?
teenitup Champion Author Houston Posts:1,642 Points:249,915 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Dec 22, 2012 7:59:12 AM Ignore teenitup Report Abuse <<"One reason for this bankruptcy is that coal has become expensive relative to natural gas. Natural gas is so much cheaper than coal it is likely that this is the reason for the coal not faring so well against natural gas .">> That's true but for how long?
Titanic1985 Champion Author South Carolina Posts:6,259 Points:358,135 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Dec 22, 2012 7:34:39 AM Ignore Titanic1985 Report Abuse Many coal generated power plants across the nation are under increasing regulations and every increasing prices. We must find a balance. As with anything else, not everyone will be happy, but that is life!
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,623 Points:1,609,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Dec 22, 2012 6:32:16 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse that's a lot of debt. Does anyone else think Enron here?
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:11,092 Points:1,622,370 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Dec 22, 2012 1:49:22 AM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse Please give KAR..... stupidest comment of the day award. Their power plants are the so far from green energy that they are in some other universe! It is no loss at all to see these ancient pollution/acid rain/mercury spewers go the way of the dinosaurs. The firm was simply too greedy to ever bother investing in cleaning up the emissions of these coal fired dragons. Dorothy Bush Koch may mourn their loss, along with the Koch Bros., but no one else will miss them.
WE0H Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:1,534 Points:481,060 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Dec 22, 2012 12:48:08 AM Ignore WE0H Report Abuse Everyone should have lower cost electricity. It only makes sense to convert the old school coal plants into something less polluting.
KAR120CSII Champion Author Oregon Posts:3,182 Points:620,820 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Dec 21, 2012 11:34:12 PM Ignore KAR120CSII Report Abuse There goes another of Obama's green energy companies under. When will it end?
jimmy544 Champion Author Boston Posts:4,110 Points:653,855 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Dec 21, 2012 11:18:54 PM Ignore jimmy544 Report Abuse One reason for this bankruptcy is that coal has become expensive relative to natural gas. Natural gas is so much cheaper than coal it is likely that this is the reason for the coal not faring so well against natural gas .
boldrph Champion Author Topeka Posts:18,371 Points:3,450,665 Joined:Oct 2002	Message Posted: Dec 21, 2012 10:48:51 PM Ignore boldrph Report Abuse no bailout for coal!
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texasvet Champion Author Texas Posts:3,828 Points:360,445 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Dec 21, 2012 10:16:30 PM Ignore texasvet Report Abuse Well, Obama promised to bankrupt the coal industry. He's just following through.
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CCLighthouse Champion Author Hartford Posts:1,003 Points:213,030 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Dec 21, 2012 9:44:53 PM Ignore CCLighthouse Report Abuse I'll have to cogitate on that one.
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gumbyrex Champion Author Fresno Posts:3,296 Points:758,315 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Dec 21, 2012 9:36:22 PM Ignore gumbyrex Report Abuse The plants need to be shut down and newer plants with present technology will cost less in the long run.
bvrbill Champion Author Eugene Posts:3,217 Points:518,525 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Dec 21, 2012 9:29:48 PM Ignore bvrbill Report Abuse At least no bailout.
drz614 Champion Author Harrisburg Posts:2,300 Points:597,690 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Dec 21, 2012 9:25:56 PM Ignore drz614 Report Abuse tip of the iceberg folks. enjoy christmas and new year's eve. 2013 is going to b ugly for fossil fuel usage.
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wayoung56 Champion Author Alabama Posts:2,800 Points:818,335 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Dec 21, 2012 9:03:23 PM Ignore wayoung56 Report Abuse Bad news for generation...
FlyNFool Champion Author South Carolina Posts:8,239 Points:1,684,975 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Dec 21, 2012 9:00:08 PM Ignore FlyNFool Report Abuse Sounds like what the airlines do, sell and old plane before you come up to an expensive C or D check.
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MacDad614 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:3,032 Points:1,176,810 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Dec 21, 2012 8:57:58 PM Ignore MacDad614 Report Abuse Which is more economical, bringing the existing plant up to regulations or converting it to natural gas? They were not competitive as they were.
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