New York lawmakers on Tuesday demanded to know how Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to prevent a disruption in power supply and higher electric bills when Indian Point nuclear plant in Westchester County goes dark.
Category: Nuclear Energy
Anti-nuclear activists slam NYS move to transfer funds to co.s
Anti-nuclear activists are blasting the state for agreeing to turn over about $1.5 billion it held in nuclear plant decommissioning funds to two energy companies. The New York Power Authority agreed to transfer the $683.8 million decommission fund for the Indian Point nuclear plant to Entergy, which recently reached agreement with the state to shut down the Westchester County facility by 2021.
Letter: Indian Point plant closure a costly decision by state
… N.Y. Although the plant provides about a quarter of the electricity in New York City and suburban Westchester County, experts agree that taking he plant offline by 2021 should have a negligible long-term impact on supply. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) …
New York Will Swap Nuclear Plant for More Renewables
… the plant’s closure for some time. Electricity costs for Con Edison customers in New York City and nearby Westchester County are already among the highest in the country. Cuomo, however, says closing the plant and shifting to hydroelectric and wind …
Indian Point closing will end Entergy era in Northeast
… generation, compared to Vermont Yankee. It provides 2,000 megawatts of power to the New York City and Westchester County region, one quarter of the metropolitan region’s power needs. About 1,000 people work at Indian Point. Entergy officials, as …
New York seeks to develop U.S.’s biggest offshore wind projects
Jan 12 New York Governor Andrew Cuomo this week proposed to develop up to 2,400 megawatts of offshore wind power by 2030 capable of powering 1.25 million homes as the state seeks to lead the nation in renewable energy production. The offshore wind proposal came after the Democratic governor said on Monday that Entergy Corp’s 2,069-MW Indian Point nuclear power plant in Westchester County would shut by 2021 and the state planned to replace its power output with renewable and low carbon energy sources.
Indian Point Nuclear Reactors to Close by 2021
… reached the end of their original 40-year operating licenses in September 2013 and December 2015. Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino blasted the new agreement on Friday, telling the Mamaroneck Daily Voice it was “potentially catastrophic” and …
Indian Point Nuclear Reactors to Close by 2021
… reached the end of their original 40-year operating licenses in September 2013 and December 2015. Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino blasted the new agreement on Friday, telling the Mamaroneck Daily Voice it was “potentially catastrophic” and …
Cuomo confirms Indian Point nuclear power plant will close by 2021
… it will have “little to no effect on New Yorkers’ electricity bills.” Cuomo, who has opposed the plant in Westchester County for more than 10 years, announced the agreement Monday as part of his State of the State tour. It was signed on …
Entergy says it is closing Indian Point over economic reasons.
… city. Although the plant provides about a quarter of the electricity in New York City and suburban Westchester County, experts agree that taking he plant offline should have a negligible long-term impact on supply. Whether electric rates climb as a …
New York State will shut down its dangerously placed Indian Point nuclear plant.
… reactors. Indian Point sits in an especially precarious spot: right by the Hudson River in suburban Westchester County, near an active fault line , and uncomfortably close to some 20 million people in three states. It’s a glaring target for …
New York Forcing Nuclear Power Plant To Close
… more than 2,000 megawatts of electricity, or about one-fourth of the power consumed in New York City and Westchester County. “[Cuomo is] claiming we should not pay attention to that and imagine that a 1,000 MW transmission line could possibly …
Entergy Confirms Indian Point Closure, Pledges To Help Employees Relocate
… for license renewal beyond the more than $200 million and 10 years we have already invested.” On Friday, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, who said the “secret deal” was “a complete surprise to us” and “potentially catastrophic.” Astorino, …
Aging Indian Point nuclear plant to close by 2021
… and have brown-outs and a lack of energy to get us through days like today, a very cold day,” says Westchester County Legislator John Testa (R). Opponents of Indian Point insist the plant should have been shut down years ago. “This is the classic …
The shutdown of New York’s Indian Point is far from the end of nuclear power
… most populous city. Mr. Cuomo will get his wish in 2021, as the Indian Point Nuclear Power plant in Westchester County will shut down its two nuclear reactors under an agreement New York State reached with plant owner Entergy, The New York Times …
State, Federal Lawmakers React To Deal To Close Indian Point By 2021
Indian Point’s two nuclear power plants would be closed permanently by 2021 under a deal confirmed Friday by Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, who called it “a complete surprise to us” and “potentially catastrophic.” Early reaction to the proposed permanent closing of Indian Point’s nuclear reactors by 2021 has been met with a mix of shock, disappointment as well as praise.
Reports: Indian Point Nuclear Plant to Close by 2021
The aging Indian Point nuclear power plant just north of New York City will close within about four years under a deal with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has long argued it should be shuttered to protect the millions of people living nearby. Under the arrangement, plant owner Entergy Corp. will shut both reactors at the Westchester County facility by April 2021.
NY Nuke Plant to be Shuttered, But Will Cuomo Turn to Dirty Gas Instead?
… on Friday. In recent years, radioactive tritium-contaminated water had been leaking from the aging Westchester County facility, which sits on the bank of the Hudson River, just 25 miles north of New York City, spurring calls for its closure from …
AP source: Aging New York nuclear plant to close by 2021
The aging Indian Point nuclear power plant just north of New York City will close within four years under a deal with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has long argued it should be shuttered to protect the millions of people living nearby. Under the arrangement plant owner Entergy Corp. will shut both reactors at the Westchester County facility by April 2021.
AP source: Aging New York nuclear plant to close by 2021
The aging Indian Point nuclear power plant just north of New York City will close within about four years under a deal with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has long argued it should be shuttered to protect the millions of people living nearby. Under the arrangement, plant owner Entergy Corp. will shut both reactors at the Westchester County facility by April 2021.
AP source: Aging New York nuclear plant to close by 2021
The aging Indian Point nuclear power plant just north of New York City will close within about four years under a deal with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has long argued it should be shuttered to protect the millions of people living nearby. Under the arrangement, plant owner Entergy Corp. will shut both reactors at the Westchester County facility by April 2021.
Aging New York nuclear plant to close by 2021, AP source says
The aging Indian Point nuclear power plant just north of New York City will close within about four years under a deal with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has long argued it should be shuttered to protect the millions of people living nearby. Under the arrangement plant owner Entergy Corp. will shut both reactors at the Westchester County facility by April 2021.
Astorino: ‘Secret Deal’ To Shut Indian Point ‘Potentially Catastrophic’
Indian Point’s two active nuclear power plants will close by April 2021 under a deal confirmed Friday by Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, who called the secret deal “a complete surprise to us” and “potentially catastrophic.” Astorino, a Republican, said that neither Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, nor the plants’ New Orleans-based owner, Entergy, informed him, or the municipalities most affected about the plan.
AP source: Aging New York nuclear plant to close by 2021
The aging Indian Point nuclear power plant just north of New York City will close within about four years under a deal with Gov. Andrew Cuomo , who has long argued it should be shuttered to protect the millions of people living nearby. Under the arrangement plant owner Entergy Corp. will shut both reactors at the Westchester County facility by April 2021.
Report: Entergy makes deal with NY to shut down Indian Point nuke by 2021
The Indian Point nuclear plant in Westchester County will shut down by April 2021 under an agreement New York State reached this week with Entergy Corp., The New York Times reported today. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who worked hard to save Entergy’s unprofitable FitzPatrick plant from shutting down, has pushed equally hard to close its profitable sister plant at Indian Point, which he criticized as inherently unsafe because of its proximity to New York City.
Report: Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant to Shutter by 2021
… Eastman has the details. New York has negotiated an agreement to close the Indian Point nuclear plant in Westchester County by 2021, according to a report in The New York Times. “There is no agreement – Governor Cuomo has been working on a possible …
AP source: Aging New York nuclear plant to close by 2021
The aging Indian Point nuclear power plant just north of New York City will close within about four years under a deal with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has long argued it should be shuttered to protect the millions of people living nearby. Under the arrangement, plant owner Entergy Corp. will shut both reactors at the Westchester County facility by April 2021.