The end to an era: Monticello stacks, unit 3 boiler demolished

On July 1, spectators at the Monticello Power Plant bore witness to history. All three stacks of the plant, along with the unit 3 boiler were imploded in one big boom. People gathered in boats, planes, on grassy areas near the lake, and at closed-off gates to the facility to watch the stacks go down. Most are not surprised by the decision to demolish the stacks. In 2017, Luminant, a subsidiary…