It happened with the push of a detonator, the collapse of a smoke stack and the sounds of applause.Another chapter of New Jersey’s reliance on coal power plants to generate electricity came to a noisy end Friday morning.The state’s two remaining coal-fired plants in South Jersey — the Logan Generating Plant and Chambers Cogeneration Plant — ceased operations in June. The Logan plant in Gloucester County was imploded Friday morning as part of a ceremony, attended by various officials. Officials did not immediately clarify any plans to demolish the Chambers plant in Carneys Point, Salem County.“The Logan demolition today marks the end of the coal era in New Jersey and a major step towards the state’s clean energy future,” said Sierra Club President Ramón Cruz.Starwood Energy, an affiliate of Starwood Capital Group that focuses on energy infrastructure investments and…
WATCH: One of N.J.’s last coal plants is imploded, signaling state’s shift to clean energy
