|
A Day After Blackouts, Romney Names Paul
G. Afonso As Chairman Of Department Of Telecommunications And Energy
Announces task force to look into state's preparedness
to deal with massive power failure
...(Governor) Romney also
announced the formation of a task force led by Afonso and comprised
of industry and state officials to look into the state's preparedness
to deal with a similar catastrophe and determine if any new measures
are necessary to keep power disruptions from spreading.
"We are fortunate that
we were not severely affected by the power outages,'said Romney.
"The New England power grid worked as it should have, cutting
ties to other regional grids and isolating our area, but we need
to take stock of what happened and take precautions as necessary."
--above text
is an excerpt from Press Release, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Massachusetts Nuclear Highlights
- Of the 31 States with
nuclear capacity, Massachusetts ranks 29th.
- According to the
Energy Information Administration’s State
Electricity Profiles, four of the five largest electric
power plants in Massachusetts rely on fossil fuels. The hydro
plant at Northfield Mountain, ranked 3 rd is the exception.
Brayton Point, the largest power plant, relies on natural gas,
petroleum, and coal. With a capacity of 1,538 net megawatts,
it is more than twice the size of 6 th ranked Pilgrim Nuclear
Power Plant. Nuclear and renewable fuels (such as hydropower)
avoid significant Nitrogen oxide or sulfur dioxide emissions.
- In 2000, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ranked 10 th highest
among the 50 States and the District of Columbia in electricity
prices.
Nuclear Generation in Massachusetts,
1960 through 2003
Million Kilowatt Hours
|
Sources: Energy Information Administration,
State Energy Data Report 1999, and Electric Power Annual, Volume
1, 2001, and EIA Survey Form 906. |
Nuclear Power Plants in Massachusetts
Data for 2003
Plant
Name |
Nuclear
Units |
Capacity Net MWe |
Share
of State Nuclear Generation Total |
Operator/Owner
|
| Unit 1 |
667 |
100 % |
Entergy Nuclear/Entergy |
Source:
Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report"
Competing Fuels
Electricity
Market in Massachusetts
(Percent Generated by Fuel)
|
Year |
Coal |
N.
Gas |
Hydro |
Nuclear |
Petroleum |
Other |
2003** |
23 |
47 |
* |
10 |
15 |
4 |
2002** |
27 |
40 |
2 |
14 |
15 |
3 |
| |
*Amount
is not significant
**Total does not add to 100 percent due to independent rounding.
Source: Form EIA-906, Power Plant Report
Emissions
Massachusetts
Electric Power Industry Estimated Emissions
Thousand Short Tons |
| Product |
Thousand
Short Tons |
National
Ranking |
Annual
Growth Rate (1993 through 2002) |
| Sulfur Dioxide |
97 |
26th |
-4.6
percent |
| Nitrogen Oxide |
38 |
38th |
-3.8
percent |
| Carbon Dioxide |
25,699 |
33rd |
0.3
percent |
| |
Source:
State Electricity Profiles, Energy Information Administration
See also, the comprehensive table comparing emissions tonnage for all 50 States plus the District of Columbia.
License Renewal
According to the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC), a license renewal application has not
yet been received for the Pilgrim reactor, but one is anticipated
in December 2004.
Information on the current status
of all license renewal applications appears on the NRC web site at http://www.nrc.gov
. To locate the data, select "index,"then select the letter "l"and
click on "License Renewal."
Where to Go Next (your choice)
To
Next State in this Series (Michigan)
Back
to States Nuclear Menu
To
EIA Nuclear/Uranium Menu
Massachusetts State Government
To Massachusetts Alliance for Economic
Development
Contact:
|
Plants A - L