New York
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NuclearSubsidies Proposed for New York’s Upstate Nuclear Power Plants
The New York Department of Public Service has proposed subsidizing zero-emissions attributes from zero-carbon electric generating stations, namely nuclear power plants, in order to encourage the preservation of the facilities. In an 11-page document titled “Staff’s Responsive Proposal for Preserving Zero-Emissions Attributes,” a formula that starts with published estimates of the social cost of carbon […]
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NuclearNYISO Warns of Power Capacity Gap When Ginna, FitzPatrick Nuclear Plants Are Closed
Closure of Exelon’s 614-MW R.E. Ginna and Entergy’s 882-MW James A. FitzPatrick nuclear plants will leave New York with a statewide power deficiency starting in 2019, the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) has concluded. A generator deactivation assessment issued on February 11 that is focused on reliability impacts stemming from the deactivation of the FitzPatrick […]
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NuclearEntergy: State-Proposed Forced Nuclear Outages at Indian Point are Unnecessary
Forced outages at Entergy’s two Indian Point nuclear units proposed by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to protect fish are “unnecessary” and a “terrible idea,” a company official testified at a public hearing on Tuesday. The DEC has proposed Entergy shutter the two units for at least 42 outage days every summer […]