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Exelon Corp,
which owns the plants and plans to close them, has been trying
to get the Illinois Legislature to adopt legislation, known as
the Next Generation Energy Plan, that would provide a subsidy
for nuclear reactors for their production and environmental and
economic benefits.
In June, Exelon said it would close the Clinton plant on June 1,
2017, and Quad Cities, on June 1, 2018. The reactors have lost a
combined $800 million in the past seven years, according to the
company.
Quad Cities and Clinton nuclear plants will avoid 15 million
tons of carbon dioxide in the next five years, significant
amount of pollutants annually, and also benefit Illinois'
economy, the study shows.
The study was sponsored by Illinois-based business
organizations, such as Illinois Retail Merchants Association
(IRMA), the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce.
(Reporting by Eileen Soreng in Bengaluru; Editing by Bill Trott)
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