Deep Dive: Is Connecticut the Most Pro-nuclear State in the Union?

Thanks to the energy crunch incurred by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, nuclear power has re-entered the mainstream of energy policy conversations. In America, we’ve seen the Biden administration play an active role in keeping the Diablo Canyon and Palisades plants online through their Civilian Nuclear Credit program. Some states, like Illinois and Virginia, have even begun to look into SMRs as part of their future energy policy.

But one state has become the most bullish about nuclear and no one’s talking about it. That state is Connecticut. Let’s dive in to see what this founding state sees in the atom and why.

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