Dairyland Power Cooperative Sees a Nuclear Future
Posted on Nov 5, 2024 in Nuclear | Comments Off on Dairyland Power Cooperative Sees a Nuclear Future
To reduce carbon emissions and greenhouse gases, Dairyland Power Cooperative, a Wisconsin electric cooperative, discussed a desire to reenter the nuclear power business for the first time since closing its Genoa, Wisconsin reactor in 1987. Concerns about carbon emissions, demands that outpace development of renewables, and advances in nuclear technology have caught the attention of...
Oglethorpe’s Plant Vogtle to be Crucial Clean Energy Resource
Posted on May 1, 2024 in Nuclear | Comments Off on Oglethorpe’s Plant Vogtle to be Crucial Clean Energy Resource
Georgia’s Plant Vogtle Unit 4 began operation on Monday, completing the first from-scratch expansion of advanced commercial nuclear energy in the U.S. in more than three decades and bringing the region’s electric cooperatives a source of reliable, clean energy. The completion of the units makes Plant Vogtle the country’s largest nuclear power station.
Biden Administration to Provide $1.5 Billion for Palisades Nuclear Restart
Posted on Jan 31, 2024 in Nuclear | Comments Off on Biden Administration to Provide $1.5 Billion for Palisades Nuclear Restart
In February, the Biden administration is expected to announce $1.5 billion in funding for the Palisades nuclear project. The funding from the Biden administration is part of the government’s $6 billion Civil Nuclear Credit Program announced in 2021.
Michigan Cooperative seeks Federal Grant to Offset Nuclear Costs
Posted on Oct 20, 2023 in Nuclear | Comments Off on Michigan Cooperative seeks Federal Grant to Offset Nuclear Costs
Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative has submitted an application for $9.7 billion in grant and loan funding through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s New ERA Initiative, funded by the Inflation Reduction Act. If granted, the coop plans to use the funding to pay for power from the Palisades nuclear plant.
Palisades Power Plant Re-Start Expected for August 2025
Posted on Oct 8, 2023 in Nuclear | Comments Off on Palisades Power Plant Re-Start Expected for August 2025
Holtec International, owner of Palisades Nuclear Power Plant, recently released new details in its plans to re-energize the nuclear facility, targeting August 2025 as a possible date to re-start power operations. Wolverine Power Corporation entered into a power purchase agreement with Holtec for offtake from the facility in September 2023.
Wolverine Power Cooperative Signs Historic Agreement to Restart Palisades Nuclear Power Plant
Posted on Sep 13, 2023 in Nuclear | Comments Off on Wolverine Power Cooperative Signs Historic Agreement to Restart Palisades Nuclear Power Plant
Wolverine Power Cooperative (Wolverine) has entered into a long-term agreement with Holtec International (Holtec), a diversified energy technology company, that will pave the way for the restart of the 800-megawatt Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Covert Township, Michigan. Wolverine has committed to purchase up to two-thirds of the power generated by the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant...
Missouri Coop Explores Small Modular Reactor Nuclear Technology
Posted on May 24, 2022 in Nuclear | Comments Off on Missouri Coop Explores Small Modular Reactor Nuclear Technology
Associated Electric Cooperative and NuScale Power are evaluating implementing NuScale’s small modular reactor (SMR) power plants. The SMR nuclear technology can supply energy for electrical generation, district heating, desalination, commercial-scale hydrogen production and other process heat applications.
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