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Phlowman t1_iv1txvz wrote

Reply to comment by Aol_awaymessage in New England may not have enough natural gas to last the winter by mycophdstudent

The plant needed expensive upgrades and unfortunately it was cheaper to shut it down and get energy from different sources.

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Twombls t1_iv5vvyw wrote

Yeah people need to keep in mind vt yanky was built before the hydro quebec dams were online. So it was profitable to build. Now > 90% of our power comes from hydro quebec. And a nucler plant could never compete with cheap hydro. It just wouldn't be profitable lmao.

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