Letter from the chair.

AuthorCampbell, Brad
PositionBrief article

In October, CLF welcomed a watershed moment in New England's energy transformation when Entergy announced plans to close Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, Massachusetts, no later than June of 2019. The news follows close on the heels of the closure of the coal-fired Salem Harbor Station and the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant last year and the announced future shut downs of Mt. Tom Station in Holyoke and Brayton Point in Somerset.

News of Pilgrim's demise brings into stark relief the choice facing New Englanders as we wrestle with our energy future: Will we continue our region's nation-leading progress in shifting our energy platform from one based on dirty fossil fuels to one built on renewable sources? Or will we lock in our dependence on carbon-polluting fossil fuels for another generation with an overwhelming investment in natural gas infrastructure that will be obsolete by the time it is completed?

We at CLF believe that the only choice is to reject the natural gas gamble. Simply put, investments in big new natural gas pipelines and plants, all on the backs of ratepayers, are a bad deal for New England families and businesses.

CLF knows there's a better way--one that will keep...

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