A Guide to the Debate Over Closing Nuclear Plants In a recent op-ed, U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander and Sheldon Whitehouse made a concerted plea to support nuclear power. But is this all-or-nothing approach to protecting nuclear capacity outdated in today’s energy markets? Wholesale electricity prices are at historic lows, threatening the underlying economics and fate … Continue reading A Guide to the Debate Over Closing Nuclear Plants
Beaver Valley hangs in the balance of nuclear subsidy efforts in two states One way or another, come next year, FirstEnergy Corp. is getting rid of the Beaver Valley nuclear power station. Either the Ohio-based company will shut down the 1,800-megawatt plant, two decades ahead of schedule, or it will sell it to another operator. … Continue reading #Beaver_Valley hangs in the balance of nuclear subsidy efforts in two states
Unit 2 at Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant Begins Scheduled Refueling Outage (MENAFN Editorial) March 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ –Operators at the Susquehanna nuclear power plant, a wholly owned subsidiary of Talen Energy Corporation, disconnected the Unit 2 reactor from the electrical grid early Saturday, March 4, 2017to begin a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage. While the … Continue reading Unit 2 at #Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant Begins Scheduled #Refueling Outage
Plant Hatch Unit 2 completes record-setting refueling outage, enhances production of low-cost, carbon-free electricity BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Unit 2 of the Edwin I. Hatch Electric Generating Plant near Baxley, Georgia, has safely resumed generating electricity following completion of a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage, setting a record of just 21 days … Continue reading Plant #Hatch Unit 2 completes record-setting refueling outage, enhances production of low-cost, carbon-free electricity
Dominion’s Nuclear ‘Bailout’ a Do-or-Die Moment for Opponents Environmental groups opposed to subsidies for nuclear power may be facing a do-or-die moment in Connecticut. Lawmakers there want to help Dominion Resources Inc.’s Millstone plant, a move they say is needed to preserve jobs and maintain the generator’s zero-emissions power. Dominion is lobbying for the aid, … Continue reading #Dominion ‘s Nuclear ‘Bailout’ a Do-or-Die Moment for Opponents
Study: Replacing nuclear power with renewable energy could save Northwest ratepayers over $260 million PORTLAND — A new study says Pacific Northwest utility ratepayers could save hundreds of millions of dollars if the Bonneville Power Administration and Energy Northwest close the region’s only commercial nuclear power plant in Richland, Wash., and replace its output with … Continue reading Study: Replacing nuclear power with renewable energy could save #Northwest ratepayers over $260 million
Exelon competitors file lawsuit to stop nuclear subsidies Energy giant Exelon is confident that an attempt to derail a law that could help subsidize two of its downstate nuclear power plants won’t hold up in federal court. A group of the Chicago-based company’s competitors filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Illinois regulators, alleging the new state … Continue reading Exelon competitors file lawsuit to stop nuclear subsidies
Solar Growth Skyrockets as Nuclear Power Fails to Compete Last year’s solar deployment numbers just came in and they are, in a word, phenomenal. Utilities bought more new solar capacity than they did natural gas capacity: an astounding 22 states added more than 100 MW of solar each. At the same time, there is grim … Continue reading Solar Growth Skyrockets as Nuclear Power Fails to Compete
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