Mark Nelson
Mark Nelson

@energybants

3 Tweets 5 reads Dec 26, 2022
Chicago's four local nuclear plants are cranking out immense power, taking care of Chicago while helping support the surrounding areas.
They sit on about 100 acres each. They're running at 100% power in these dark frigid days. They'll last 80+ years.
The energy of the future.
HIGH PRICES, ROLLING OUTAGES?
Not in Chicago!
Our plants sell their power to us customers at a flat rate for the next few years, way below the high prices we're seeing on the market. We get a credit on our bills every month from any nuclear profits above about $50 per MWh.
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A generation of irresponsible leaders in New England and New York closed a bunch of nuclear plants and replaced them with natural gas plants. But without adding more pipelines.
Millions of households' worth of ultra-reliable clean power stripped out:

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