Exelon plans to close three Illinois nuclear units unless state legislature acts

摘要

Exelon will close its economically challengedrnClinton and Quad Cities nuclear power plantsrnin Illinois in June 2017 and June 2018,rnrespectively, if the Illinois state legislaturerndoes not establish a program to compensaterncarbon-free generating sources before thernsession ends, currently scheduled for May 31,rnthe company said in its first-quarter earningsrnrelease May 6.rnMany of Exelon’s nuclear units, particularlyrnthose in Illinois, have been challenged by arnnumber of factors, including competition from natural gas-fired generation andrnsubsidized renewables, particularly windrnpower, the company has said.