tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post113216027731440826..comments2024-03-07T02:00:01.582-05:00Comments on NEI Nuclear Notes: More At Stake Than Just a Power UprateUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-1132234529973901762005-11-17T08:35:00.000-05:002005-11-17T08:35:00.000-05:00It is a telling fact that those regions that have ...It is a telling fact that those regions that have experienced or are facing electricity shortages are the same ones that have trashed, for no good reason, nuclear plants in the recent past. California and the West Coast have thrown away perfectly good generating capacity at Rancho Seco, Trojan, and SONGS-1. They said they would "replace" the lost capacity with "renewables". We see the result of that: shortages and high prices. The "renewables" couldn't carry the load. Likewise, now the Northeast is facing shortages, or relying on imported energy (sound familiar?) from Canada. This is the home of noted anti-nuclear activists like Michael Dukakis, Mario Cuomo, Edward Markey, and Robert Kennedy Jr. The region has thrown away thousands of megawatts of capacity from Shoreham, Maine Yankee, Connecticut Yankee, and IP1. Well, you reap what you sow. These people need to realize that there are practical consequences to making foolish, short-sighted, and politically expedient decisions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com