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In March 2017 it was reported that, after utility N.V. Nuon Energy of Vattenfall missed out on a subsidy for biomass co-firing at the plant, the company started looking to either 1) close the plant (if the Dutch government would be willing to account for part of the costs), or 2) sell it off to some third party. In response, Dutch energy company Vandebron offered Nuon €1 million for plant, with plans to to shut the plant down and turn it into a theme park. Nuon turned the offer down.<ref>Rogier van Rooij, [https://cleantechnica.com/2017/03/24/energy-startup-vandebron-bids-dutch-coal-power-plant-turn-theme-park/ "Energy Startup Vandebron Bids €1 Million On Dutch Coal Power Plant To Turn It Into Theme Park,"] Clean Technica, March 24, 2017</ref>
In March 2019 it was reported the plant will be closed in 2020, five four years earlier than was being discussed. The decision followed a 2018 court order instructing the government to ensure greenhouse gas emissions are reduced from 1990 levels by at least 25 percent by the end of 2020.<ref name=court>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-netherlands-energy/dutch-to-close-amsterdam-coal-fired-power-plant-four-years-early-rtl-idUSKCN1QO1JE "Dutch to close Amsterdam coal-fired power plant four years early,"] Reuters, March 7, 2019</ref>
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