January 31, 2025

Nuclear Power

NJ Approves $300M ZECs for Salem, Hope Creek Nukes
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities approved zero-emission credits totaling $300 million for the Hope Creek and Salem nuclear plants.
Supreme Court Won’t Hear ZEC Challenges
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear challenges to Illinois’ and New York’s nuclear subsidies, leaving standing appellate court rulings.
UPDATED: Nuke Talks Continue in Pa. Assembly
Pennsylvania senators waded into the debate over subsidizing the state’s nuclear fleet, questioning owners’ need for a legislative solution.
Critics Warn Pa. Lawmakers Against Nuke Subsidy Bill
Critics of a bill to subsidize Pennsylvania’s failing nuclear fleet advised state lawmakers to put the brakes on the proposal, saying it would distort the deregulated energy markets.
Entergy Lays out New Carbon Reduction Goals
Having met its current carbon reduction goal ahead of schedule, Entergy now plans to further slash emissions over the next decade.
Pa. Lawmakers Introduce 2nd Nuke Subsidy Bill
Pennsylvania lawmakers proposed another $500 million plan to subsidize the state’s nuclear industry and fought back against critics of providing support.
NEI Sees Glass Half Full for Nuclear Industry
Despite record-high capacity factors and reduced operating costs, the U.S. nuclear power industry is threatened by federal and state policies and an "increasingly distorted" energy market, NEI CEO Maria Korsnick said.
Clock Ticking on Pa. Nuke Subsidy Bill Hearings
It’s been nearly 3 weeks since Pa. lawmakers proposed a $500 million plan to subsidize the state’s nuclear fleet, and hearings on the issue are weeks away.
Monitor Says PJM’s Capacity Market not Competitive
Unsound rules for calculating default market seller offer caps and other persistent structural flaws made PJM’s capacity market uncompetitive in 2018, the RTO’s Monitor said.
Courts Misread Hughes on Nuke Subsidies, Supreme Court Told
Merchant generators’ Hail Mary pass for a U.S. Supreme Court review of Illinois and New York nuclear subsidies has won support from PJM’s Independent Market Monitor and others.

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