Sentences with phrase «nuclear plant closings»

In Potential Nuclear Plant Closings in Illinois, a report to the legislature, four state agencies recommend a Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) as one of five market - based solutions to the challenges facing Exelon.

«If nuclear received a fraction of those subsidies, there would be no risk of nuclear plants closing in California or anywhere else.»

Scriba residents and business owners reacted with both sadness and resign after the announcement the Fitzpatrick nuclear plant closing.

The economic meltdown that the editorial predicts if other Upstate nuclear plants close will occur in Oswego County if FitzPatrick closes.

This paper's May 27 editorial, «A lifeline for Upstate nuclear plants,» misses the mark when it accepts the probability of the FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant closing.

Doyle, who is also an Oswego County Legislator for Pulaski and Richland, said the nuclear plant closing will have a huge impact for the entire county.

The subsidy payments run through March 2017, by which time new transmission capacity will be established to maintain service if the nuclear plant closes.

The US Energy Information Administration, Environmental Progress, and Bloomberg New Energy Finance have all done studies showing that when nuclear plants close, they are replaced overwhelmingly by coal and natural gas, which would also happen if New York closed its nuclear plants.

What will happen if Ohio's nuclear plants close?

As more coal and nuclear plants close, PJM wants to make sure the region or parts of it don't become overly dependent on a single source of fuel, PJM President and CEO Andrew Ott said during an April 30 press call announcing the fuel security initiative.

The natural gas plant would replace some capacity lost as the Indian Point nuclear plant closes.

«If Davis - Besse and Perry nuclear plants close, Ohio would likely have the third smallest share of clean energy and the highest rate of premature deaths from particulate matter in the nation.

After California's San Onofre nuclear plant closed, and the state suffered droughts that reduced hydroelectric output, natural gas - fired power increased from 45 to 61 percent of the state's electricity generation even as wind and solar capacity soared.

As seen all too recently in Vermont, when nuclear plants close, fossil fuels are the predominant replacement.

But the Pleasant Prairie closing also highlights the issue of stranded costs, a dilemma increasingly arising when coal and nuclear plants close down before expected because of rapid changes in energy markets and technology.

Not exact matches

The plan promoted by the Green party would have meant closing three of Switzerland's five nuclear plants next year, with the last shutting in 2029.

As Entergy Corp. moves to close the FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Oswego County, the area's two House members are urging the state to reconvene negotiations to keep the facility open.

Aides to the governor have been trying for several weeks to dissuade Entergy from closing one of them, the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in Oswego County.

A view of Indian Point Energy Center in Buchanan, N.Y. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has repeatedly called for Indian Point to be shut down, saying it is too dangerous to have a nuclear power plant close to a metropolis.

In a statement today about the announced closing of the FitzPatrick nuclear plant in Scriba, NY, Governor Cuomo spoke out on «Good corporate citizenship.»

«Close only counts for horseshoes, not for nuclear plants.»

The governor has repeatedly called for Indian Point to be shut down, saying it is too dangerous to have a nuclear plant so close to a metropolis.

«The closing of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant will devastate the lives of the more than 600 employees and their families.

[214] Euan Phimister has said that bills are likely to increase across the whole of Great Britain because renewable schemes and new nuclear power stations in England are both receiving higher subsidies than the power plants which will shortly close due to environmental regulations.

ALBANY, N.Y. — The controversial Indian Point nuclear power plant would close by 2021 under a pending agreement between plant owner Entergy Corp. and the state of New York.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office on Friday suggested a deal is near to shut down the massive nuclear plant, which the governor and environmental activists have long sought to close, citing its location in Buchanan in the densely populated New York City suburbs.

SCRIBA, N.Y. - Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that he would «pursue every legal and regulatory avenue» in an attempt to stop Entergy Corp. from closing the FitzPatrick nuclear plant.

The state is working on «multiple fronts» to close and replace the Indian Point nuclear plant, state energy czar Richard Kauffman said — a direct acknowledgement that the Cuomo administration is actively trying to shutter the Westchester County facility.

Table: Favor or Oppose Closing Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant (Registered Voters Near Indian Point)

Entergy has previously announced the closings of two New England nuclear plants that lose money, and FitzPatrick fits the same mold.

The Indian Point nuclear power plant in Westchester County would close by 2021 according to a New York Times report and subsequent others Friday.

OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego County leaders shared concerns and disappointment Monday over the announcement that Entergy plans to close the FitzPatrick nuclear plant.

A formal announcement Monday about an agreement to close the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Westchester County by 2021 came at different times from the different parties involved.

Entergy will have one nuclear plant in New York after FitzPatrick closes, at Indian Point.

Cuomo also wants to close Entergy's Indian Point nuclear plant, which employs 1,000 in Westchester County, because of its proximity to New York City.

ALBANY — The owners of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in Oswego County say talks with state officials to keep the facility open have been «unsuccessful,» and on Wednesday filed a notice with the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission indicating they would close the money - losing pPlant in Oswego County say talks with state officials to keep the facility open have been «unsuccessful,» and on Wednesday filed a notice with the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission indicating they would close the money - losing plantplant.

Shutting FitzPatrick could remove some $ 500 million a year or more from the local economy, based on studies of other nuclear plants that have closed.

Outgoing Republican Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino has dropped his lawsuits challenging the state's push to close the Indian Point nuclear power plant.

Cuomo's father helped close the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant on LI after $ 6 billion was spent constructing it and it was tested and ready to operate at full power.

When Germany decided to close its nuclear power plants in the wake of the Fukushima, Swedish nuclear energy firm Vattenfall took them to an investor tribunal.

Many of the same warnings Mario Cuomo heard in the 1980s about Shoreham are the same ones his son hears today from supporters of Indian Point: Closing a nuclear plant will result in blackouts, a less reliable electric grid and increased air pollution as fossil fuels are burned to replace the lost emissions - free nuclear power; customers could face higher bills; more than 1,000 jobs will be lost, and tax revenue for schools and towns will dissipate.

FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant employees and members of the public rallied to save the plant's jobs in October 2015 when Entergy was pondering whether or not to close the facility because of economic loPlant employees and members of the public rallied to save the plant's jobs in October 2015 when Entergy was pondering whether or not to close the facility because of economic loplant's jobs in October 2015 when Entergy was pondering whether or not to close the facility because of economic losses.

There is one nuclear plant Cuomo does want to close; Indian Point over safety concerns because of its proximity to New York City.

An official with Entergy said that its decision to close Oswego County's James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant last October is negatively affecting the way state lawmakers view its Indian Point nuclear faNuclear Power Plant last October is negatively affecting the way state lawmakers view its Indian Point nuclear fanuclear facility.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), which regulates nuclear power plants, is allowing the public more time to weigh in on how nuclear power plants are shut down as it considers changes to how the plants close, or decommNuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), which regulates nuclear power plants, is allowing the public more time to weigh in on how nuclear power plants are shut down as it considers changes to how the plants close, or decommnuclear power plants, is allowing the public more time to weigh in on how nuclear power plants are shut down as it considers changes to how the plants close, or decommnuclear power plants are shut down as it considers changes to how the plants close, or decommission.

But if a state proposal to shutter Indian Point for three months a year is part of larger plot to close the nuclear power plant permanently, as the owner contends, the governor isn't saying so.

«The closing of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant will devastate the lives of more than 600 employees and their families.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo released the following statement on Entergy's decision to close the FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant:

Cuomo as well as environmentalists and nearby residents have said for years they want to close the nuclear plant, which is less than 40 miles from New York City, for safety reasons.

This news on top of the announcement Fitzpatrick Nuclear Plant will be closing has Oswego county reeling.