Exelon to Close Two Nuclear Plants if Needs Aren’t Met
http://www.wsj.com/articles/exelon-to-close-two-nuclear-plants-if-needs-arent-met-1462544157
May 6, 2016
It may be surmised that perhaps on the nuclear side of things, that what is happening is the onerous regulations imposed by the authorities may be responsible for the high operational costs of the plants? If so, this may be a scheme to milk the consumer similar to the way gasoline milks them.
In gasoline, the retail companies are tax collectors of the gas tax, so these taxes are suppressed from public awareness. In places like California, the huge costs of refining and distribution related to reformulated blends required by the state are also passed along to consumers, with the retailers being the collectors.
So in Illinois, if the state imposes mandates that make the costs of electricity generation skyrocket, these costs are also passed along to consumers by the power companies being the collectors, hiding the costs of these regulations from the public. I know utility bills may have some of these on them, but most folks just look at the bottom line.
Last time I redid my electricity provider, I researched to ensure I got a company that had the lowest amount of power generation provided by renewables. Just trying to do my part in making sense of what at times is an upside down world