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Nuclear Subsidies Slow to Catch on as Opposition Steps Up

  • Connecticut fails to pass measure supporting Millstone
  • ‘Difficult to get these things across a finish line’: analyst
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Almost a year after New York became the first state to approve subsidies for nuclear reactors threatened with closure, efforts to replicate the model elsewhere are proving a tough sell.

Lawmakers in Connecticut failed to pass a bill overnight that was designed to shore up a nuclear plant. Dominion Energy Inc., which mounted a high-profile campaign to win higher revenue for its Millstone station, said it would “continue assessing our investments” in the state as a result.