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Article: The New England Council and the New England Energy Alliance Outline Support for Nuclear Power in New England.
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- April 11, 2006
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BOSTON -- The New England Council and the New England Energy Alliance are urging energy policymakers to support the continued operation of the region's nuclear power plants. A report released today by the Council and the Alliance calls on policymakers to recognize the vital role of New England's nuclear power plants as low cost providers of efficient, reliable and clean electricity.
The report notes that New England's five nuclear energy plants provide about 26 percent of the region's electricity, which is equivalent to the electricity needed for all the residential households in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire Vermont and Rhode Island combined.
"Since ...