Officials in America are fighting to save the country’s nuclear power industry in the face of pressure from the Paris climate change agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Two Exelon plants, Quad Cities in Illinois and Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, for instance, were unable to submit winning bids in a recent auction to meet future energy needs in the PJM territory, covering 13 Middle Atlantic and Midwestern states and the District of Columbia. The Trump administration has been pushing for a new generation of reactors that would be more efficient and less costly than existing plants. However, critics of the policy say paying for more upgrades to already outdated units will put pressure on the consumer, while taking momentum away from true renewable energies.
Officials in America are fighting to save the country’s nuclear power industry in the face of pressure from the Paris climate change agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Trump administration has been pushing for a new generation of reactors that would be more efficient and less costly than existing plants. However, critics of the policy say paying for more upgrades to already outdated units will put pressure on the consumer, while taking momentum away from true renewable energies.