The U.S. Department of Energy is sponsoring two projects with ties to Washington to create the next generation of nuclear power technology.
, while Russian petroleum products have difficulty in finding international buyers.
“It is most reliable, 24/7. It is the highest performing source of power which means it gets the highest level of its rated capacity over 90%. If we shut down all the nuclear power that we have, it can never be replaced by wind and solar alone. We would have to build other types of facilities like natural gas plants, and natural gas is already a larger source of emissions in the U.S. than coal is. So nuclear is absolutely essential.
That station, along with the state’s robust hydroelectricity infrastructure, is among the reasons the texture of Washington’s energy supply is unique within the U.S. as a leader in carbon-neutral energy production, but the state has a long road ahead to meet its carbon reduction goals under thepassed last year. Nuclear is appealing to Montgomery as other forms of energy production are inconsistent in terms of their supply which makes it difficult to run a large city utility.
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