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Battery Storage System Proposed Near Indian Point Plant

Battery Storage System Proposed Near Indian Point Plant

A unique battery storage system to New York State that generates renewable energy is being proposed near the Indian Point nuclear power plants in the Village of Buchanan. Jupiter Power, founded in 2017 by clean energy entrepreneurs and based in Texas, recently made presentations on its plans to the Buchanan Board of Trustees and Cortlandt...
ILLINOIS ENERGY TRANSFORMATION #24: “…and when the rivers don’t flow?....then what?...”

ILLINOIS ENERGY TRANSFORMATION #24: “…and when the rivers don’t flow?….then what?…”

Greetings All –We provide you with the latest installment of our ongoing energy series, Illinois Energy Transformations.We provide this fact sheet both in test below, and as an attachment, where we know the graphics will be properly placed.Feel free to contact us if you have any questions, or need additional information.Be well, –David Kraft, Director, NEIS —...
Nuclear Power and the Climate Crises

Nuclear Power and the Climate Crises

This analysis also shows that climate-associated outages have become the leading cause of disruptions to nuclear power production—other causes of outages have only increased 50 percent in the same timeframe. Projecting into the future, the author calculates that, if no mitigation measures are put into place, the disruptions will continue to increase through the rest...

In Person EVENT!!: NRC Public Meeting: Tarrytown 7/29, 6-9pm

NRC In-Person Public Meeting! Your physical attendance is important! WHEN: Thursday, July 29, 2021 from 6-9pm LOCATION:  Sleepy Hollow Hotel and Conference Center (Formerly the “Doubletree Hotel”)455 South BroadwayTarrytown NY (914) 631-5700 ***For those who cannot attend in person, there is Teleconference Information at the bottom of this message. Background you need to know Entergy offloaded...

Questions and Topics for 7/29

IP PSDAR on 7/2921 in Tarrytown 6 PM. This is the shared document for the NRC meeting that is the belated “hearing” our Congressional delegation pushed for it.  The goal of presenting comments at  the NRC meeting is to provide information on Holtec’s PSDAR  that will lead to safer decommissioning and to get federal representatives...
Dr. Courtney Williams Interview

Dr. Courtney Williams Interview

In case you missed Dr. Courtney Williams crushing this interview on Indian Point catch podcast here.  Well worth a good listen!  Thank you Courtney. Crisis at Indian Point with Dr. Courtney Williams GreenStreetRadio · Green Street with Dr. Courtney Williams De-commissioning a nuclear power plant isn’t like flipping a switch, especially when it practically sits...

New Mark Cooper Report

The press conference was Thursday.   See what you missed on this streaming version.. Report Fact Sheet Read and download the full report here.   “Dr. Cooper’s report shows conclusively that subsidizing nuclear power will compromise President Biden’s goals for the American Jobs Plan,” said Tim Judson, executive director of NIRS. “Billions of dollars for old nuclear...
Allison Macfarlane: Nuclear Energy Not the Solution to Climate Change

Allison Macfarlane: Nuclear Energy Not the Solution to Climate Change

This article by a former Chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission appeared in Foreign Affairs, July 8, 2021. It should carry some weight in official circles because of the expertise of the author and where it was published. Those on this list will not find anything new here. Her basic argument is that nuclear power...

Administration Readies to Take State Bids for Nuclear Waste

Marilyn’s email of  July 1 inspired me to send a letter to President Biden. I’m sharing it with you in hopes that you might do the same. Feel free to adapt for your own use. Marie Inserra Dear President Biden, This letter is in regard to your administration’s efforts to identify a location for the...

Build Back Fossil Free: Walking and Rocking for a Fossil Fuel Free World

From our friend and ally Ted Glick from Beyond Extreme Energy. A good story with a happy ending. BXE follows the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission very closely and has been in contact with a significant number of federal legislators about changing FERC to FREC, the Federal Renewable Energy Commission. This agency will be at the...