Sentences with phrase «subsidize nuclear generators»

States with pending nuclear retirements have taken two approaches to address this threat to their baseload generation: subsidize nuclear generators, or embrace substitute fuel types.

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The opportunity for the purchase was presented by a confluence of events — the Fukushima nuclear disaster last year, the generous support for brown coal generators in the government's carbon pricing package, which will see Loy Yang A alone get more than $ 1.2 billion in cash payments and free permits, and the anticipated sharp cost increases for NSW black coal generators as their subsidized source of coal comes to an end.