The retirement of several nuclear power plants in the Northeast over the next year and a half is expected to create an opportunity for natural gas-fired power generation. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now While several states in the region have passed legislation to safeguard the nuclear power industry from premature plant retirements, and other states have been debating similar bills, some nuclear-generating facilities nonetheless are scheduled for permanent shutdown. Two nuclear plants are slated for retirement within the next several months. Earlier this month, Exelon Generation said it would shut down the 890-MW Three Mile Island Generating Station Unit 1 in Middletown, Pennsylvania by September 30, after state lawmakers ran out of time to pass a measure designed to provide financial support for that plant and other aging nuclear units. Entergy’s 690-MW Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Massachusetts has an […]