NY Gov Cuomo Vows to Fight FitzPatrick Nuke Plant Closure
Two days ago MDN told you that the FitzPatrick nuclear power plant in Oswego, NY will shut down, largely because it can no longer compete with electric plants powered by cheap Marcellus Shale gas (see PA Marcellus Gas Claims a Nuclear Scalp in Central NY). New York Gov. Cuomo banned fracking, so NY doesn't produce any cheap, abundant, clean-burning natural gas. That's a burr under Andy's saddle. He detests closing the nuke plant because gas has won. So instead of lettingĀ market economics (you know, free enterprise) dictate what happens in NY, Cuomo is gearing up to fight the closure of the FitzPatrick nuclear plant. The company that owns FitzPatrick also owns another nuke plant in NY called Indian Point. Cuomo WANTS to shut down Indian Point--has been trying to for years. But he doesn't want to shut down FitzPatrick. What kind of crazy man is he?...
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