Terrorist Drones Could Pose Threat to Nuclear Plants Advanced drones capable of carrying sophisticated imaging equipment and significant payloads pose a serious threat to nuclear power plants and other high-profile targets, says a report released on Jan. 11 by The Remote Control Project. Analysts for Open Briefing, a… Read More
Fight Over Ohio Power Plant Subsidies Keeps Expanding The month-old agreements that seemed to provide a lifeline for an array of coal-fired and nuclear power plants in Ohio owned by American Electric Power (AEP) and FirstEnergy have come under attack by other generators who say they can meet the… Read More
SOTU Address Champions “Clean Energy” over “Dirty Energy" In his final State of the Union (SOTU) address on January 12, and arguably less so than in any other address he has given over the last seven years, President Obama made sparse mention of energy and climate change. The… Read More
EIA: Wholesale Power Prices Saw Sharp Fall in 2015 Wholesale power prices across the nation plunged between 27% and 37% at major trading hubs last year compared to 2014, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported. The agency said on January 11 that the drop was driven largely by lower… Read More
Wisconsin Assembly Votes to Lift Moratorium on New Nuclear Plants In a voice vote on January 12, the Wisconsin Assembly passed AB 384, a bill that would repeal the statute currently preventing the state Public Service Commission (PSC) from authorizing construction of nuclear power plants in Wisconsin. Specifically, Wisconsin law… Read More
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