Climate Progress
January 5, 2009

A new study puts the generation costs for power from new nuclear plants at from 25 to 30 cents per kilowatt-hour – triple current U.S. electricity rates! This staggering price is far higher than the cost of a variety of carbon-free renewable power sources available today – and ten times the cost of energy efficiency. Read More…

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• Business Risks and Costs of New Nuclear Power
  by Craig A. Severance, January 2, 2009

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• Impacts to Ratepayers
• History of Cost Overruns
• Effect of Economic Downturn
• Construction Schedules May Be Delayed
• Conclusions and Recommendations
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