CONCERN THAT IF THOSE PLANTS
AND OTHER IN THE STATE
CLOSE..IT WOULD ADD TO
INCREASED CARBON EMISSIONS
FROM FOSSIL FUEL BASED
FACILITIES THAT BURN COAL OR
NATURAL GAS...THAT DEBATE IS
"FUELING UP: EVEN AS WE
SPEAK..
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ITSELF?...SOME SAY THAT COULD
LEAD TO ECONOMIC AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ACROSS
THE COMMONWEALTH..(( Sen. John
Yudichak- (D) Luzerne and
Carbon Counties ))"That could
raise the cost of energy by
close to 800 million dollars
annually here in Pennsylvania
and place more on the backs of
ratepayers."SE NATOR JOHN
YUDICHAK ARGUES THAT SOMETHING
HAS TO BE DONE TO ASSIST THE
NUCLEAR ENERGY INDUSTRY IN THE
COMMONWEALTH..PININT OUT THAT
ABOUT 1,000 PEOPLE WORK AT THE
NUCLEAR POWER PLANT NEAR
BERWICK.(( Sen. John Yudichak-
(D) Luzerne and Carbon
Counties ))"Very important to
our local economy. We want to
protect jobs we want to
continue Pennsylvania's
efforts to reduce carbon
emissions in electric
generation. The only way to do
this is to keep nuclear in the
fleet in the portforlio. I
also want to icentivize other
industries such as wind,
solar, coal waste and the gas
industries through methane
FOR RATEPAYERS....BUT
SUPPORTERS INSIST THE LOSS OF
THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY IN
PENNSYLAVANIA WOULD BE
DEVASTATING TO THE COMMONWEALTH
'S ECONOMY..THE LOSS OF 16,000
OF HOUSE BILL 11.."IT NOT ONLY
INCLUDES PRICE CAPS TO
MITIGATE THE COST TO CONSUMERS
BUT ALSO HELPS TO AVOID MORE
THAN $700 MILLION DOLLARS IN
INCREASED ENERGY COSTS EACH
YEAR."source; Talen Energy
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((ANDY))BUT OPPONENTS TO THE
BAILOUT OF THE NUCLEAR
INDUSTRY INCLUDE ANTI-NUCLEAR
ACTIVISTS, THE A-A-R-P AND
BUSINESS GROUPS. THEY ARGUE
THAT HOUSE BILL 11 MEANS
INVESTING IN OUTDATED AND
INEFFICIENT POWER PLANTS AND
IT WILL ONLY BENEFIT
ELEVEN IS NOW BEING DEBATED.
AND A SIMLAR BILL WILL SOON
BE INTRODUCED IN THE STATE
SENATE. GOVERNOR TOM WOLF
HAS NOT TAKEN A PUBLIC STANCE
ON THE BAILOUT IDEAS.
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((NICK)) CELEBRATING ONE
HUNDRED! THAT'S HOW MANY
