Utility to state regulators:'We can't wait'

摘要

Dominion Energy issued a warning to the state of Connecticut in early July regarding the future of its Millstone nuclear plant, in response to a June draft request for proposals (RFP) from the state's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) that would delay the Waterford, Conn., plant's eligibility to bid for carbon-free energy contracts for five more years. "Millstone is at risk now and must face critical business decisions regarding the future, irrespective of the consequences those decisions might have on Connecticut or the New England region," said Paul Koonce, Dominion's chief executive officer, in objections filed with DEEP. "We have deferred making these difficult decisions for three years, in good faith. . . . This is clearly not what the governor and the General Assembly envisioned after more than three years of combined legislative and executive work to chart a long-term path for Connecticut to retain the jobs [and the] economic, environmental, and energy security benefits produced around the clock by Millstone power station."