Threat from Hurricane Matthew delays Georgia stack implosion.
Due to uncertainties related to the approach of Hurricane Matthew near Georgia’s coastal area, the demolition of the towering, landmark brick smokestack at Plant Branch has been postponed to 8 a.m.-1 p.m. this Sunday, Oct. 9, according to a notice from Georgia Power spokesman John Kraft.
The demolition of the lone remaining smokestack at Georgia Power’s shuttered coal-powered electricity generating facility on Lake Sinclair is expected to be “in the earlier part of that window,” he added. The original date had been this Saturday.
The 1,001-foot tall smokestack, which was erected in 1978, is the 42nd tallest chimney-smokestack in the world, according to a Wikipedia listing. It has served as a handy landmark for folks trying to find their way around south Putnam.
Plant Branch opened in 1965 and closed in early 2015 because it became financially unfeasible to meet newer, more stringent coal-burning emissions standards, officials said at the time.
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