Utility Begs Perry for "Emergency" Rescue of Nukes, Coal Plants

"In the latest blow to the struggling U.S. nuclear industry, a subsidiary of the large Ohio-based utility firm FirstEnergy announced plans Wednesday to shut down three nuclear plants, which collectively produce a steady stream of 4 billion watts of electricity.

The company, FirstEnergy Solutions, cited “market challenges” to the plants, which are being undercut by cheap natural gas and a growing wave of renewable energy installations, according to the nuclear energy industry.

But the company went a step further, filing an emergency request with the Energy Department that asks for help to keep the plants, as well as a number of its coal plants, open."

Chris Mooney reports for the Washington Post March 29, 2018.

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