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New York introduced subsidies to keep nuclear plants operating just a few years ago: "Five states have implemented programs to assist nuclear power plants" ht
by philipkglass 5y ago
New York introduced subsidies to keep nuclear plants operating just a few years ago:
"Five states have implemented programs to assist nuclear power plants"
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=41534 https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=41534
It says that some nuclear plants in New York receive subsidies since 2017. I don't know what the New York selection criteria are. Maybe Indian Point just didn't qualify like other plants did, and (regrettably) shut down sooner as a consequence.
- bobthepanda 5y agoIndian Point has always been a political flashpoint because of how close it is to NYC, just 36 miles north and in the middle of the suburban bits of the metro area.
- throwaway0a5e 5y ago>in the middle of the suburban bits of the metro area I.e. the rich people who have the spare fucks to give about this sort of thing. If it were in a crap neighborhood in Newark nobody would care.