Sentences with phrase «keep nuclear plants»

Ultimately, NEI contends Perry's proposal to keep nuclear plants open is a good thing for those concerned about carbon dioxide emissions and making sure the grid remains reliable.

And EP is increasingly being joined by other pro-nuclear forces in advocating to keep nuclear plants operating.

And for now, the first order of business must be to keep nuclear plants open lest Illinois ratepayers lose these valuable sources of baseload clean energy.

EDF, NRDC, and Sierra Club denounce modest subsidies proposed to keep nuclear plants alive as a «bail - out» while quietly lobbying for far larger subsidies for wind and solar.

The reason is because while the rule would keep nuclear plants producing power, it wouldn't necessarily do the same for coal plants.

As such, Severnini's study could play an important role in catalysing further action to keep nuclear plants on - line, and growing their share of the electricity mix, as a way to protect the health of infants, children, and other vulnerable populations.

But supporters in the Legislature of keeping the nuclear plants open say environmentalists are taking the wrong approach.

In April 2014 the government released its first post-Fukushima strategic energy plan, which called for keeping some nuclear plants as baseload power sources — stations that run consistently around the clock.

Doing so is perfectly understandable: why try to keep a nuclear plant open that its operator plainly no longer wants?

And as natural gas prices rise, keeping nuclear plants on - line will protect consumers and industries from future price shocks.

Not exact matches

That dynamic is perhaps clearest with Energy Secretary Rick Perry calling for subsidies to keep coal and nuclear plants open late last year.

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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.

Assembly Democrats grilled Gov. Andrew Cuomo's energy officials for more than four hours yesterday on a taxpayer subsidized plan executed by the PSC and a major energy company — Entergy — that will keep three upstate nuclear power plants alive for the next twelve years.

Last month, Entergy rebuffed a pledge by the Public Service Commission to make tax credits available to Upstate nuclear plants as early as June in an attempt to keep FitzPatrick open.

At the Ginna nuclear plant near Rochester, for example, the PSC ordered subsidy payments to keep Ginna running - but only for 18 months while the local utility finishes building a transmission line to bring in power from elsewhere.

The state Assembly held a hearing Monday on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to spend $ 8 billion in subsidies to keep three upstate nuclear power plants operating for the next 12 years.

«Amazingly, though, the governor is simultaneously pursuing a plan to waste billions of dollars on a corporate bailout to keep aging, unprofitable nuclear plants open upstate.»

Assembly Democrats grilled Governor Andrew Cuomo's energy officials for more than four hours on a plan executed by the Public Service Commission and a major energy company that will keep three upstate nuclear power plants alive for the next twelve years.

At the same time, Cuomo's administration has supported a ratepayer - backed bailout for three upstate nuclear power plants, pointing to the need to keep their emission - free power on the grid in order to reach the state's pollution - cutting goals.

Regional administrator of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission William Dean told reporters in Tarrytown Monday that the actual renewal is a long way off, but that won't keep the plant from operating.

«And keep it producing nuclear power for years and years to come,» Cuomo said outside the plant as workers cheered.

The company said the continued operation of the nuclear plants is a «crucial way» to keep down New York's carbon emissions, as well as electric costs, and a «realistic» plan to meet the state's 2030 clean energy standards.

Cuomo has earmarked billions in state dollars to keep upstate nuclear plants open, saying workers needed the jobs while the state transitions to renewable fuels.

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.

Four leading good government groups joined the City of New York and numerous environmental and consumer watchdog groups in asking the Public Service Commission to extend the public comment period before voting on awarding up to $ 7B in public subsidies to keep four Upstate nuclear plants operating.

«And keep this plant operating, and keep it producing nuclear power,» Cuomo told a cheering crowd of workers on August 9th.

The governor has said keeping the Indian Point nuclear power plant open defies «basic sanity.»

Gregg Sayre, Cuomo's interim Public Service Commission chair, testified about the 2016 decision to have the state pay nearly $ 8 billion to keep the FitzPatrick, Nine Mile Point and Ginna nuclear power plants open.

Assembly Democrats grilled Gov. Andrew Cuomo's energy officials for more than four hours Monday about a plan executed by the Public Service Commission and a major energy company that will keep three upstate nuclear power plants alive for the next 12 years.

The hearing will likely not result in any changes to keeping the nuclear power plants open.

Questions continue in Albany over a proposed subsidy that would keep upstate nuclear power plants open — including the James FitzPatrick Plant in Oswego.

Former Rep. Nan Hayworth penned a letter to the TU editor in defense of Indian Point, and said Cuomo's desire to close it while also working to keep the CNY Fitzpatrick nuclear plant open is «not based in reason and science but in politics.»

The state Senate's one - house budget resolution includes $ 100 million in funds to keep FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant from closing in Oswego County.

The city of Yonkers will pay an extra $ 3 million to keep its lights on over the next 12 years, according to a study of utility costs linked to a controversial Cuomo administration plan to bail out three upstate nuclear power plants.

State lawmakers seeking to put the brakes on a plan by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to hike electric bills to keep open upstate nuclear power plants have introduced legislation calling for a moratorium on the plan as the Assembly considers a one - house budget bill that would do the same.

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

«Amazingly though, the governor is simultaneously pursuing a plan to waste billions in a corporate bailout to keep aging, unsafe, and unprofitable nuclear plants open upstate.»

The state has authorized up to $ 7.6 billion in ratepayer subsidies to keep three aging upstate nuclear plants operating.

Others chided Cuomo for shuttering the plant while arranging for an estimated $ 7.6 billion in subsidies to keep four nuclear plants upstate open.

«Indian Point has been something that's been difficult for the governor, but given where we are now, I would have to say I want to give him an even bigger thank you for looking at the bigger picture knowing that it's important to making sure we keep 615 jobs at that facility [FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant],» said state Sen. Patty Ritchie (R - Owegatchie).

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The state has authorized up to $ 7.6 billion in ratepayer subsidies to keep FitzPatrick and two other nuclear plants operational.

A new plan has been proposed to keep the Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant in Oswego County open.

The New York State Assembly held a hearing on Governor Cuomo's plan to spend $ 8 billion in subsidies to keep three upstate nuclear power plants operating for the next twelve years.

Cuomo's Public Service Commission last summer passed a clean energy standard that, among other things, calls for a charge on customer bills that would help pay for the plan to keep three upstate nuclear plants open.

Exelon has agreed to take over the FitzPatrick nuclear power plant from Entergy for at least another 12 years, «and keep it producing nuclear power for years and years to come,» Cuomo announced outside the Central New York facility as workers cheered.

Their analysis includes recent unplanned shutdowns at Entergy's aging Indian Point nuclear plant, which Cuomo has questioned keeping open.

In exchange, Exelon — the company that now owns all of the plants — agreed to drop closure threats to two of the nuclear reactors and keep them running for another 12 years.

As state officials seek a way to keep the struggling Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant open, a new study finds that losing them could lead to higher electricity prices.