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March 26, 2023
Home » Report: Nuke Loss Would Undo Renewable Growth
The graph shows that replacing the emissions-free generation of the five nuclear units currently slated for closure in PJM would take 14 years. Matching the emissions-free output expected in PJM at the current trajectory would require doubling the current deployment rate of renewables and another two years. | The Brattle Group
By Rory D. Sweeney The closure of four nuclear plants in Pennsylvania and Ohio would result in substantial increases in electricity bills and carbon dioxide emissions, among other air pollutants, while cutting jobs and economic productivity, according to a Brattle Group report released on Monday. The report, commissioned by Nuclear...
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