Another PIRG At Work Against Nuclear Power
Apr. 5th, 2009 12:54 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
webfarmerThis time from the great state of Arizona. Looks like the PIRGs are using the same template for multiple areas. Sen. McCain will not be pleased. :)
Utilities Challenged to Justify Nuke Work - Arizona Republic - 04 Apri 09
"Utilities that want to build new nuclear reactors should have to prove they are a better investment than energy efficiency, a new report says. The Arizona Public Interest Research Group Education Fund this week released its 40-page report, titled 'The High Cost of Nuclear Power: Why America Should Choose a Clean Energy Future Over New Nuclear Power.'[PDF] According to the report, utilities can cut the amount of energy they need to supply customers by offering them incentives to install low-power appliances or insulate their homes better. "
"Incentives for energy-conservation cost utilities about 3 cents per kilowatt-hour of energy saved, the report said. Kilowatt-hours are the units of energy that customers are billed for, and utilities serving the Phoenix area charge about 9 cents per kilowatt-hour of energy used, depending on the rate plan. The report says that with the escalating costs of nuclear reactors, utilities would have to charge about 15 cents per kilowatt-hour for power from new reactors. "
Utilities Challenged to Justify Nuke Work - Arizona Republic - 04 Apri 09
"Utilities that want to build new nuclear reactors should have to prove they are a better investment than energy efficiency, a new report says. The Arizona Public Interest Research Group Education Fund this week released its 40-page report, titled 'The High Cost of Nuclear Power: Why America Should Choose a Clean Energy Future Over New Nuclear Power.'[PDF] According to the report, utilities can cut the amount of energy they need to supply customers by offering them incentives to install low-power appliances or insulate their homes better. "
"Incentives for energy-conservation cost utilities about 3 cents per kilowatt-hour of energy saved, the report said. Kilowatt-hours are the units of energy that customers are billed for, and utilities serving the Phoenix area charge about 9 cents per kilowatt-hour of energy used, depending on the rate plan. The report says that with the escalating costs of nuclear reactors, utilities would have to charge about 15 cents per kilowatt-hour for power from new reactors. "
