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I hope my fellow citizens are taking close note of how the actions of the state Legislature and Gov. Peter Shumlin regarding Vermont's energy policy are harming the state's economic future.
Shumlin openly opposes nuclear power, Entergy Corp., and other out-of-state corporations who operate in the state. Yet, in the past several weeks, he has endorsed the intention of Green Mountain Power (GMP) to buy nuclear-generated electricity from New Hampshire, along with the acquisition of Central Vermont Public Service by GMP, which is owned by Montreal-based Gaz Metro.
It makes no sense that GMP would buy electricity from an out-of-state generator when the company can obtain it at similar cost from Vermont Yankee, a proven reliable source of electricity.
For a governor who is so opposed to nuclear power, this move is in total contradiction to his previous statements that encourage the removal of nuclear energy from Vermont's energy mix.
