Climate Changed
New Jersey Rescues Nukes, Aids Wind -- And Some Enviros Boo
- Nuke bill seen costing customers more than $300 million a year
- Measures approved by Senate, Assembly heads to governor’s desk
Photographer: Ken James/Bloomberg
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New Jersey lawmakers passed a series of sweeping measures promoting emission-free power, including one that could have utility customers spending more than $300 million a year to rescue struggling nuclear power plants.
The bills approved Thursday by the Democratic-controlled legislature revive a long-stalled plan to build a wind farm off the coast of Atlantic City and would require half the state’s energy to come from renewable energy by 2030. The nuclear measure would reward reactors run by Exelon Corp. and Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. for generating electricity without emitting greenhouse gases.