Yet there hasn't been a new nuclear plant built since 1996; even the worst existing plants are headed for twenty-year license extensions; and the only new nuclear plant on the horizon isn't even commercial, it's for the Tennessee Valley Authority. Big solar's seemingly more likely to pay off out West. Is power in the Northeast likely to get greener than it is already?
Yet there hasn't been a new nuclear plant built since 1996; even the worst existing plants are headed for twenty-year license extensions; and the only new nuclear plant on the horizon isn't even commercial, it's for the Tennessee Valley Authority. Big solar's seemingly more likely to pay off out West. Is power in the Northeast likely to get greener than it is already?