The state Public Service Commission appears to agree with upstate elected officials who say that the ratepayers they represent shouldn’t bear costs associated with closing the Indian Point nuclear plant. At issue is a plan submitted by Consolidated Edison and the New York Power Authority to replace the power generated by Indian Point, if the […]
George Maziarz
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Power play
The powers that be want to close a nuclear plant that provides electricity to downstate, but upstate ratepayers shouldn’t be on the hook for that decision, State Senator Ted O’Brien says. | Federal licenses for Indian Point Energy Center’s two operating reactors expire soon: one at the end of September, the other in 2015. And […]
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O’Brien says upstaters shouldn’t have to pay for Indian Point closing
The powers that be want to close a nuclear plant that provides electricity to downstate, but upstate ratepayers shouldn’t be on the hook for that decision, state Senator Ted O’Brien says. Federal licenses for Indian Point Energy Center’s two operating reactors expire soon: one at the end of September, the other in 2015. And some […]
