Downturn in construction industry forces power plant to haul byproduct ash to landfill

A peaker power plant in south Hanford is feeling the impact of the decline of construction activity in the current economy. Since it began operating in 1991, the GWF Power Systems on Idaho Avenue has sold fly and bed ash -- byproduct resulting from the burning of fuel to make steam and electricity -- to the cement industry as an ingredient, as part of a settlement agreement with the city.