 Helper continues to ride the tide of these fluctuations and, as any town influenced by the mining industry, seeks to survive during bad economic times.Helper was named the top western town for 2006 by the "True West Magazine", in the January/February 2007 issue.Approach of the compliance date of April 16, 2015, for enhanced EPA controls on emission of mercury resulted in a decision by Rocky Mountain Power, a subsidiary of PacifiCorp, to close down the Carbon power plant in Helper on April 15, 2015.