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Another PIRG At Work Against Nuclear Power
This 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. "