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NYISO Warns of Power Capacity Gap When #Ginna, #FitzPatrick Nuclear Plants Are Closed

NYISO Warns of Power Capacity Gap When Ginna, FitzPatrick Nuclear Plants Are Closed Closure of Exelon’s 614-MW R.E. Ginna and Entergy’s 882-MW James A. FitzPatrick nuclear plants will leave New York with a statewide power deficiency starting in 2019, the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) has concluded. A generator deactivation assessment issued on February … Continue reading NYISO Warns of Power Capacity Gap When #Ginna, #FitzPatrick Nuclear Plants Are Closed →

New York’s #Indian_Point Nuclear Power Plant Is Leaking, But You Shouldn’t Freak Out

New York’s Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant Is Leaking, But You Shouldn’t Freak Out Buchanan New York’s Indian Point Energy Center, a three-unit reactor power plant, reported yesterday afternoon that radioactive tritium has been detected in groundwater testing wells near the facility. Three groundwater monitoring wells surrounding the plant have reported radioactive samples. Despite the … Continue reading New York’s #Indian_Point Nuclear Power Plant Is Leaking, But You Shouldn’t Freak Out →

New York serves as a model in how to reform electric utilities

New York serves as a model in how to reform electric utilities Nevada certainly is off to a bumpy start in tapping our greatest natural resource — the sun — to create electricity on rooftops. Even as photovoltaic solar panel manufacturers and installers were getting more than 15,000 incentive-stoked customers to turn their rooftops into … Continue reading New York serves as a model in how to reform electric utilities →

Barclay Proposes Legislation to Support #FitzPatrick in New York’s Energy Mix

Barclay Proposes Legislation to Support FitzPatrick in New York’s Energy Mix ssemblyman Will Barclay has introduced two bills in his continued effort to support the nuclear power industry and keep the FitzPatrick nuclear power plant operational. One bill would provide a temporary tax credit for the FitzPatrick plant (A8688). The other bill (A9033), among other … Continue reading Barclay Proposes Legislation to Support #FitzPatrick in New York’s Energy Mix →

THE BUZZ: BUSINESS NEWS Wind farms carrying more of the load in #New_York state

THE BUZZ: BUSINESS NEWS Wind farms carrying more of the load in #New_York state Wind energy in New York state achieved record output last week, churning out 1,571 megawatts of power at 5 p.m. last Tuesday, according to the New York Independent System Operator. The output accounted for 9 percent of the state’s electrical output … Continue reading THE BUZZ: BUSINESS NEWS Wind farms carrying more of the load in #New_York state →

Hinkley Point – EDF to decide whether to build nuclear power station next week

Hinkley Point – EDF to decide whether to build nuclear power station next week A DECISION on whether a nuclear power station is built at Hinkley Point could be announced next week. Reports in the French press indicate that the board of directors of the French state electricity generator EDF will meet on January 27 … Continue reading Hinkley Point – EDF to decide whether to build nuclear power station next week →