Factsheets and White Papers

Across the U.S., over 100 cities and two states (Hawaii and California) plus the District of Columbia have already made the commitment to transition to 100% clean or renewable energy in the coming years. In the past year, Xcel Energy became the first large utility to commit to 100% renewable energy, and the University of […]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: KEY FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS Nuclear Facilities in Pennsylvania Can Easily Cover Their Going Forward/Avoidable Costs through 2028 and Should Not Rationally Retire Publicly available fuel and going forward/avoidable cost data indicates Pennsylvania nuclear unit costs, expressed on a $/MWh basis, that range from a low of $24.62/MWh for Limerick 1 in the PECO […]

Publicly available fuel and going forward/avoidable cost data indicates Pennsylvania nuclear unit costs, expressed on a $/MWh basis, that range from a low of $24.62/MWh for Limerick 1 in the PECO Zone in the EMAAC LDA in eastern Pennsylvania to $30.05/MWh for Beaver Valley 1 in the ATSI LDA in northwest Pennsylvania. Overall, the going […]

On March 11, 2019, State Rep. Tom Mehaffie introduced House Bill 11, the Keep Powering Pennsylvania Act, which amends the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard. It would needlessly raise consumer electricity bills and stifle competition by essentially guaranteeing market share for certain out of state nuclear plant owners. These same nuclear plant owners aggressively favored competition […]

In January, EPSA and others petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review two lower court cases upholding nuclear subsidy programs based on Zero Emissions Credit (ZEC) payments to uneconomic nuclear units in New York (2nd Circuit) and Illinois (7th Circuit). Both lower court opinions erroneously interpret the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Hughes v. Talen […]