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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Several owners of fossil fuel-burning power plants
sued New York utility regulators today seeking to block millions of
dollars in subsidy payments for the struggling nuclear generators in Oswego and Wayne counties.
The plaintiffs, including companies that own the Sithe Independence
and Oswego Steam generating stations in Oswego, contend that New York's
new nuclear subsidy program illegally interferes with wholesale power
markets.
Officials at the state Public Service Commission responded by calling
the lawsuit a "frivolous'' attempt to thwart efforts to combat climate
change.
The PSC in August approved a new "clean energy standard'' aimed at
boosting renewable energy and cutting carbon emissions. The most
controversial provision was a plan to subsidize Upstate nuclear plants
that might otherwise close for financial reasons, preserving their
carbon-free power output for 12 years.
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Source: Syracuse.com (via The Empire Report)
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