Comment to say nuclear energy is not clean

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Hon. Kathleen H. Burgess, Secretary
New York State Public Service Commission
Empire State Plaza, Agency Building 3
Albany, NY 12223-1350

Re: Case Number: 15-E-0302

Proceeding on Motion of the Commission to Implement a Large-Scale Renewable Program and a Clean Energy Standard.

Dear Secretary Burgess:

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I urge you reject the proposed subsidy for Exelon Corporation’s nuclear power plants. I oppose subsidizing nuclear power. I support energy efficiency and renewables. Nuclear power is not clean, not zero emissions, not carbon-free, and not safe.
 
Furthermore, I am disturbed by the process in this case. The public has been given only 14 days to comment on the new proposal for nuclear bailouts, even though we would pay for massive subsidies for over a decade if the PSC adopts it. This is fundamentally unfair and is not how policy should be made.
 
The Department of Public Service has not even bothered to provide the public with alternative scenarios, so that we could compare the costs of the nuclear bailout against other options.
 
This is a misguided policy that will hurt all New York residents and businesses. We cannot and should not be putting billions of dollars into nuclear power plants when energy efficiency and renewable energy are cleaner, safer, and more affordable. We should not be committing billions of dollars of public money to an uncompetitive bailout for one private corporation. 
 
Nuclear power is a dirty, dangerous source of energy. New York should be making proactive plans to phase out nuclear energy and fossil fuels, instead of charging us billions of dollars to prop up aging nuclear plants. Paying billions to keep nuclear power reactors online does nothing to improve energy efficiency, put solar panels on people's rooftops or develop NY's world class offshore wind resources, but it would consume precious dollars that we could use to do so. It also increases the chances of a nuclear accident.
 
For these reasons, I oppose the PSC's proposal to subsidize nuclear power plants, and I request that the Commission invest in renewable energy and energy efficiency instead.

Sincerely

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