The Ginna nuclear power plant will most likely continue pumping power through the Rochester region and other parts of the state until at least March 2017. Sometime early this year, state and federal regulators are expected to approve a temporary arrangement between Rochester Gas & Electric and the aging nuclear generator. Under the deal, RG&E […]
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Ginna and RG&E submit revised agreement
Rochester Gas and Electric and the Ginna nuclear plant have proposed some new terms for an agreement to temporarily prop up the struggling power plant. The amendments, which were submitted to the state’s utility regulator yesterday, would shorten the length of the proposed agreement and reduce its cost to RG&E customers. Ginna has been operating […]
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RG&E-Ginna agreement not just a two-sided issue
The people who work at the Ginna nuclear power plant and the people who generally oppose nuclear power are probably never going to agree on the future of the facility. That much was apparent at a hearing yesterday on a proposed contract for Rochester Gas and Electric to temporarily prop up the economically struggling plant. […]
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Power plant owners at odds over state subsidies
New York’s electricity marketplace is in transition. Some of the old coal plants have gone offline; more wind and solar power has come online; fuel prices and generation costs are fluctuating; and regulators, utilities, and power plant owners are all trying to figure out how to make the whole thing work. And right now, it’s […]
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RG&E and Ginna reach agreement
Rochester Gas and Electric has reached an agreement with the Ginna nuclear power plant where it’ll subsidize the plant’s operation through September 2018. The proposed contract will cost RG&E customers, but it’s not clear just how much. RG&E and Exelon have filed their proposed contract with the state Public Service Commission, which has to approve […]
