Exelon Chief Nuclear Officer Says Efficiency, Innovation and State Policy Reforms Are Key to Nuclear’s Future
April 12 2017 - 12:50PM
Business Wire
Exelon Generation’s Chief Nuclear Officer, Bryan Hanson
addressed the 19th annual ELECTRIC POWER Conference this week in
Chicago, highlighting nuclear’s vital role in America’s clean
energy future. In a keynote speech Tuesday, Hanson said power
generators must adapt, innovate and advocate for policy reforms to
survive and grow in today’s challenging power markets.
“Efficiency improvements and new technologies are making our
facilities safer, cleaner and more effective, but operating our
nuclear units safely and reliably isn’t enough anymore,” Hanson
said. “We have to adapt, innovate and advocate for the value of our
people and our plants.”
Hanson detailed Exelon’s support of a clean energy standard in
New York and legislation in Illinois that together are expected to
preserve thousands of nuclear jobs, retain billions of dollars in
annual economic activity, enhance energy efficiency programs and
deliver additional benefits to customers. Other states including
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio and Connecticut may explore similar
types of programs.
“In the absence of coordinated federal policy, states have an
important role to play, as New York and Illinois have
demonstrated,” Hanson said. “Sensible state energy policies can
unleash investment, accelerate job growth and create an environment
for innovation to thrive. Preserving our financially challenged
nuclear plants is essential if we are to meet our nation’s clean
energy goals and maintain a reliable electric grid.”
Hanson also described how Exelon recently identified more than
$160 million in operational efficiencies and continues to build a
culture of innovation to incubate game-changing ideas and new
technologies from within the company. To learn more about Exelon’s
nuclear innovations, click here.
Exelon Generation, a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (NYSE:
EXC), is one of the largest, most efficient clean energy producers
in the U.S., with a generating capacity of more than 33,300
megawatts. Exelon Generation operates the largest U.S. fleet of
carbon-free nuclear plants with 20,200 megawatts of capacity from
23 reactors at 14 facilities in Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New
York and Pennsylvania. Exelon Generation also operates a diverse
mix of wind, solar, landfill gas, hydroelectric, natural gas and
oil facilities in 16 states with more than 13,100 megawatts. Exelon
Generation has an industry-leading safety record and is an active
partner and economic engine in the communities it serves by
providing jobs, charitable contributions and tax payments that help
towns and regions grow. Follow Exelon Generation on Twitter
@ExelonGen and @ExelonNuclear, view the Exelon Generation channel
on YouTube, and visit:
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David TillmanExelon Generation
Communications717-368-0969david.tillman@exeloncorp.com
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