Florida utility moves to increase nuclear-generated power

The board of JEA, a utility owned by the city of Jacksonville, Fla., approved Tuesday a plan to purchase a stake in upcoming nuclear plants in a bid to have nuclear energy supply 30% of its power requirements within 20 years. Looming federal regulations on greenhouse-gas emissions are making new energy sources a priority, said JEA CEO Jim Dickenson. JEA has already signed a 20-year deal to acquire about 10% of its power from a nuclear plant near Waynesboro, Ga., that is scheduled to go online by 2018.

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