Kehoe prefiles bill encouraging nuclear plant development

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Thirty days before the 2011 legislative session begins, state Sen.-elect Mike Kehoe, R-Jefferson City, has prefiled a bill that could lead to construction of a second nuclear plant in Callaway County.

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Kehoe noted his bill would not repeal Missouri’s 1976, voter-approved “Construction Work In Progress” law, which prohibits utilities from seeking to raise rates to help pay for a new power plant, before that plant is generating electricity.

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3blindmice 2 years, 5 months ago

what it boils down to is that the current customers will be paying for this for years

TrueJustice 2 years, 5 months ago

3 blindmice The idea behind pay a little now for future power versus trying to finance future power will keep our prices low. We already enjoy some of the lowest cost power in the US. Please reconsider your uneducated thoughts before you drive the cost of our power up for everyone around you. Ameren currently sells power to other utilities keeping our costs down, when Ameren has to start buying power from other utilities our costs will increase by at least 40% per month. With the coming of electric cars our demand is going to increase a great deal. check out this web site to view power prices. w.eia.doe.gov/electricity/epm/table5_6_b.html

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