Gov. Kathy Hochul blasted the plan shortly after the utilities publicly announced it.
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Nuclear subsidies: bailout or rescue?
Not too long ago, Upstate New York’s three nuclear power plants were on the verge of shutting down. They simply could no longer sell their electricity for enough to cover the cost of generating it. This April, however, electricity consumers in New York will begin paying to keep those plants online while New York makes […]
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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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UR raises concerns about proposed RG&E-Ginna contract
The region’s largest private employer has some serious concerns with a proposed contract between Rochester Gas and Electric and the struggling Ginna nuclear power plant. Under the proposal, RG&E would temporarily prop up Ginna — with RG&E’s customers paying the bill. In a May 1 letter to the Public Service Commission — a state regulatory […]
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Regulators to look at Ginna contract
Rochester Gas and Electric has agreed to support the financially struggling Ginna nuclear plant so that the plant can keep operating, at least temporarily. But the deal first needs the approval of the State Public Service Commission. The commission will hold a procedural conference on the contract — a formal hearing in front of an […]
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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 […]
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[UPDATED] Ginna and RG&E get extension for contract talks
UPDATED 4:10 p.m. – In a filing this afternoon, the Public Service Commission granted RG&E and Ginna the extension they requested. Original post: Rochester Gas and Electric and the owners of the Ginna nuclear power plant want more time to negotiate an agreement for the utility to purchase the plant’s electricity. The companies were supposed […]
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RG&E-Ginna contract due January 15
Rochester Gas and Electric and the owners of the Ginna nuclear power plant have about a week left to file a contract for the utility to buy electricity from the plant. But it’s still not clear exactly how much the agreement is going to cost RG&E customers. In November, the state Public Service Commission ordered […]
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Utility regulators direct RG&E to negotiate power contract with Ginna
Rochester Gas and Electric customers will probably have to temporarily prop up the struggling R.E. Ginna nuclear power plant. This morning, the state Public Service Commission directed RG&E to negotiate a temporary electricity purchase contract with Ginna. Earlier this year, Ginna’s owner, Exelon subsidiary Constellation Nuclear Energy Group, filed a petition with the PSC requesting […]
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Ginna’s future in jeopardy
The owner of the R.E. Ginna nuclear power plant says that the facility may close unless it gets a new contract for the sale of its electricity. And even that may only be enough to keep the aging nuclear plant going for a few more years, the owner says. Ginna’s cloudy future is a matter […]
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Cleaner air
Each year, the American Lung Association ranks the air quality of the country’s largest metro areas. And this year’s State of the Air Report has good news for Monroe County. | The county received an A grade for ground-level ozone, and a B for short-term particle pollution. The report, which is based on averages from […]
