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China warned over ‘insane’ plans for new nuclear power plants China’s plans for a rapid expansion of nuclear power plants are “insane” because the country is not investing enough in safety controls, a leading Chinese scientist has warned. Proposals to build plants inland, as China ends a moratorium on new generators imposed after the Fukushima … Continue reading #China warned over ‘insane’ plans for new nuclear power plants →

The #Powerwall ‘s Implication On The #Electric_Utility Industry #TSLA #Tesla

May 11, 2015

The Powerwall’s Implication On The Electric Utility Industry Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) recently announced a revolutionary energy storage product called the Powerwall, which comes in a 10 kWh model for $3,500 and a 7 kWh model for $3,000. The Powerwall was significantly more cost-effective than most were expecting, with some even predicting prices north of $10,000 as … Continue reading The #Powerwall ‘s Implication On The #Electric_Utility Industry #TSLA #Tesla →

Small fire put out at #Exelon’s Pennsylvania nuclear power plant

April 6, 2015

Small fire put out at Exelon’s Pennsylvania nuclear power plant April 5 (Reuters) – Exelon Corp said on Sunday that a small electrical fire was extinguished in the reactor building at its 2,264-megawatt Limerick nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. Read full article at Reuters

The case against the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant

March 30, 2015

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 →