Pennsylvania decides whether to subsidize nuclear energy as "clean" - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Pennsylvania decides whether to subsidize nuclear energy as "clean" - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: To drive growth in its clean energy market and combat climate change, Pennsylvania adopted the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act in 2004.This requires energy companies to buy specific percentages of their total electricity from clean energy sources. The requirements started small but are designed to increase over time. There are now 16 different clean energy choices for electric utilities to choose from in Pennsylvania. But new legislation would include a 17th clean generation option—nuclear power. Bills introduced … Continued