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On February 29, 2012, Edison took a $1 billion impairment charge related to the Homer City plant and several other coal-fired power plants. At the end of 2012 full control of the plant was transferred back to General Electric, which hired an NRG affiliate to operate it. [7] In early 2017, the plant filed for bankruptcy protection. [8]
The employees of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant become wealthy after selling their company stock, except for Homer, who sold his shares prematurely to a shady stockbroker and only netted $25. Meanwhile, two German businessmen named Hans and Fritz visit Springfield, wanting to approach Mr. Burns about buying the power plant.
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Homer tricks Burns into believing that a team of inspectors is visiting to check conditions at the plant; when Burns is unable to find the canary, he panics and names Homer as the new owner. Homer's first act is to throw Burns from the office balcony, allowing a throng of employees in the parking lot to crowd-surf him into a waiting taxi.
The writers wanted the title of the episode to make Homer sound proud about his weight, so they decided to name it "King-Size Homer". [3] Greaney really enjoyed working on the episode because Homer is constantly happy and goal-oriented in it, instead of being a slob who is "eating all the time". [ 2 ]
When she sees him looking at blueprints of the power plant, she notifies the FBI. Agent Annie Crawford, who suffers from bipolar disorder, investigates. She infiltrates Bart and Milhouse's sleepover, and slips into bed with Homer and Marge to interrogate him. Later, Homer brings a tarp-covered device to the plant and sets it up in the basement.
Despite the safety measures Mr. Burns has taken (cutting power to the orphanage), the plant is at full power. At home, without an air conditioning device, the Simpsons have to follow an old-fashioned fan. Homer decides to give them a taste of winter by plugging in his dancing Santa Claus. This overloads the plant and causes a town-wide blackout.
After finding out that all of the nuclear power plant's staff members had been informed of the plant's closure for maintenance via e-mail, Homer decides to buy a computer. After Lisa sets up the computer for him, Homer starts his own webpage, which contains copyrighted material from other pages. To avoid getting sued, Homer calls himself "Mr. X".