Exelon, ComEd face Illinois clean energy coalition in 3-bill showdown The long-awaited fix to the Illinois renewables mandate has turned into an epic struggle for the state’s energy future. Commonwealth Edison, the state’s dominant utility, has a plan (HB 3328) that would allow it to rate base a litany of smart grid and distributed energy … Continue reading #Exelon, #ComEd face Illinois clean energy coalition in 3-bill showdown→
Maine considers nuclear energy law change The Maine legislature is considering a proposal to amend state laws regarding the siting and construction of new nuclear power plants. The bill known as LD 1313, “An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Nuclear Power Generating Facilities”, is listed as a “Governor’s Bill”, indicating its origin from Maine … Continue reading Maine considers nuclear energy law change→
US nuclear regulators to review Millstone with state panel WATERFORD, Conn. (AP) — Federal energy regulators and a local oversight panel are set to meet to discuss safety issues at Connecticut’s sole nuclear plant. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff members and the state Nuclear Energy Advisory Council will meet in Waterford Tuesday to review operations at … Continue reading US nuclear regulators to review #Millstone with state panel→
Nuclear France’s Sun Power Record Leaves Utilities in the Shade Sunshine brought more than spring flowers to France this week. Panels across the country pushed solar output to new highs of more than 4,000 megawatts, grid data show. That surge in a nation more dependent than any other on nuclear power illustrates the fundamental change … Continue reading Nuclear France’s Sun Power Record Leaves #Utilities in the Shade→
A New Kind Of Nuclear Reactor? Leslie Dewan is 30, and she’s been building things her whole life. As an undergrad at MIT, she constructed two ancient balsawood rafts and sailed them on the Charles River. Go back further, to the sixth grade, and she wired a generator to a little water wheel. It made … Continue reading A New Kind Of Nuclear Reactor?→
I-TEAM: FLAW FOUND IN HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT REACTOR HEAD NEW HILL, N.C. (WTVD) — The ABC11 I-Team has learned of a new problem at the Duke Energy Shearon Harris power plant in New Hill. The plant was off-line for refueling when a so-called “flaw” was discovered in the reactor head. The reactor head is … Continue reading I-TEAM: FLAW FOUND IN HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT REACTOR HEAD→
Ratepayers may pay more for nuclear energy ILLINOIS—While some of Illinois nuclear power plants are making millions, others are struggling and nuclear energy advocates say they need help in order to compete. The state bill, supported by the Exelon Corporation, would require public utilities to buy low carbon energy credits subsidizing the company’s plants in … Continue reading Ratepayers may pay more for nuclear energy→
The case against the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant: Connie Kline (Opinion) Aggressively lobbied by FirstEnergy Corp. and passed by the General Assembly in May 2014, Senate Bill 310, along with wind-turbine restrictions, decimated Ohio’s 2008 renewable-energy and energy-efficiency standards in order to force reliance on coal and nuclear power. Not coincidentally, in August 2014, FirstEnergy … Continue reading The case against the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant→
Finally! We Can Get Moving On Disposing Of Our Nuclear Waste We might actually make a move that brings us closer to disposing of nuclear waste than ever before – by giving the two main types of nuclear waste, weapons and power, each their own deep geologic repository. Last week, President Obama authorized the Energy … Continue reading Finally! We Can Get Moving On Disposing Of Our Nuclear Waste→
U.S. Support for Nuclear Energy at 51% WASHINGTON, D.C. — A slim majority of Americans (51%) now favor the use of nuclear energy for electricity in the U.S., while 43% oppose it. This level of support is similar to what Gallup found when it last measured these attitudes two years ago, but it is down … Continue reading U.S. Support for Nuclear Energy at 51%→
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