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Encina Power Station May Stay Online Through 2018

The decades-old Encina Power Station, site of a 400-foot-tall smokestack that looms over Carlsbad’s skyline, may not shut down operations by the end of this year after all. State officials are considering keeping the facility open through the end of 2018, when a new power station, the 500-megawatt Carlsbad Energy Center, is expected to be completed and replace the old Encina plant. Keeping Encina open means the controversial process called “once-through cooling” that kills marine life will continue for now.