I didn't read either article but I did check and found a wikipedia entry. Here are some snippets (and yes they all have sources that you can check, at the bottom of the entry page):
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Other groups have also become concerned that the plant relies too heavily on Distrigas Liquefied Natural Gas from Yemen which has been experiencing political unrest.[11]
Changes in the wholesale energy markets left Mystic uneconomical to operate under most conditions, leading Exelon to apply to close Mystic from 2022. ISO New England ordered units 8 and 9 to remain operational until the transmission system could be upgraded under a FERC Order 1000 competitive solicitation. Once an upgrade project was selected ISO-NE announced that Mystic Station would be allowed to fully retire on June 1, 2024.[12] Mystic Generating Station's peaking capabilities will be replaced by transmission grid enhancements built on existing National Grid and Eversource properties, a solution known as "Ready Path".[13]
In March 2023, Wynn Resorts acquired 45 acres of the site for $25,000,000.[14]
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So - Eversource, one of the big-league power companies, will get to improve its own plants, and Wynn gets a new casino. Eversource uses solar farms, geothermal energy and wind turbines, in addition to more traditional fossil fuel resources, to generate their power.