Planning & Economic Development
Columbus And Cincinnati Sue To Stop Consumer Fees For Nuclear Bailout
Columbus And Cincinnati Sue To Stop Consumer Fees For Nuclear Bailout Columbus and Cincinnati have filed a lawsuit to halt increased electricity fees tied to HB6, the nuclear power plant bailout at the center of a federal racketeering probe. The lawsuit was filed in Franklin County’s Court of Common Pleas on Tuesday.
Communities Surrounding Closed Nuclear Power Plants Face Terrible Challenges Moving Forward
Communities Surrounding Closed Nuclear Power Plants Face Terrible Challenges Moving Forward The Nuclear Decommissioning Collaborative’s report on socioeconomic impacts of nuclear plant closures on host communities has some sobering thoughts. Big hurdles are a lack of a national plan and the lack of planning when it would do the most good. But it would be …
NIU report: Byron nuclear plant closure would lead to 2,300 jobs lost
NIU report: Byron nuclear plant closure would lead to 2,300 jobs lost BYRON – A new report from Northern Illinois University says closing the Byron Generating Station will result in the loss of more 2,300 jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars worth of economic activity.Closing the nuclear power plant will put roughly 720 people …
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Germany’s nuclear power regions fear for the future
Germany’s nuclear power regions fear for the future when plants close The Brokdorf nuclear power plant, north of Hamburg has been producing electricity for nearly 35 years. But that is about to change. On the 31st of December next year it will be taken off the grid and decommissioned. It is a part of the …
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Move to save nuclear plant
Move to save nuclear plant State Rep. Tom Demmer, R-Dixon, has created a website dedicated to helping save the Byron Nuclear Power Plant, which, if shuttered, would cost the area 727 jobs and $38 million in annual tax revenue. “The Byron Generating Station is an important cornerstone of the Ogle County economy,” Demmer said.
Report studies socioeconomic impacts of plant closures
Report studies socioeconomic impacts of plant closures 15 October 2020 The socioeconomic impacts of nuclear power plant closures are swift, severe and lasting, and the effects are felt more deeply in rural communities where most plants are located, a new report from the Nuclear Decommissioning Collaborative has found.
Report Released — Socioeconomic Impacts of Nuclear Power Plant Closure and Decommissioning
Read the press release here Download the full report here.
Illinois Nuke-Plant Exits Poised to Gut Small-Town Budgets
Illinois Nuke-Plant Exits Poised to Gut Small-Town Budgets (Bloomberg) — Two Illinois communities are getting a lesson in the dangers of relying too heavily on one taxpayer as Exelon Corp. prepares to close a pair of nuclear power stations next year, eliminating thousands of well-paying jobs and eviscerating local budgets.
PSEG applies to keep $300M annual subsidies for South Jersey nuclear plants
PSEG asks for $300M for South Jersey nuclear plants | NJ Spotlight News Public Service Enterprise Group yesterday filed an application to retain $300 million in ratepayer subsidies annually to keep its fleet of nuclear plants in South Jersey operating. The application, filed with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, rekindles a dispute over …
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