A Baltimore-based energy company is offering consumers in Washington, D.C. the opportunity to power their homes with 100% clean nuclear energy through a new pilot program.
Carbon-free nuclear energy is experiencing a major resurgence, with U.S. public support for nuclear at its highest in a decade. A Baltimore-based firm’s new retail pilot program in Washington, D.C. is set to allow consumers to power their homes with 100% clean nuclear energy . Constellation Energy Corporation plans to expand this pilot program to additional markets in 2025. The company claims that the clean nuclear energy offer at 11.99 cents per kilowatt-hour is lower than the local D.C.
utility’s current supply rate. By choosing carbon-free nuclear energy, Washingtonians can save money on their energy bills while they help fight climate change, according to Constellation. through the existing utility infrastructure. Constellation, through its retail energy supplier subsidiary, will match 100% of these customers’ electricity usage with Emission Free Energy Certificates (EFECs) generated at Constellation’s nuclear-powered clean energy facilities. The company claims that this approach allows customers to support clean energy without any changes to their current service setup or reliability. «We want to make clean, reliable energy accessible to American households. And we can think of no better place to pilot this program than our nation’s capital where nuclear energy enjoys strong bipartisan support from Republicans and Democrats alike,» said Kathleen Barrón, Constellation Chief Strategy and Growth Officer. «Policymakers, tech companies and even former Miss America and nuclear engineer Grace Stanke, have all embraced this zero-carbon, always-on energy source, and now Washingtonians can too.» According to recent polls conducted by Pew and Gallup has found that clean, carbon-free nuclear energy is experiencing a major resurgence, with U.S. public support for nuclear at its highest in a decade. Both polls found that a majority of Americans support nuclear and recognize it as a safe, reliable, and carbon-free energy source
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