By Ryan Randazzo | The Republic
Regulator Andy Tobin is proposing altering the state renewable energy standard
He proposes a new standard aimed at peak demand as well as counting nuclear energy
The state houses the most productive nuclear power plant in the country
State utility regulator Andy Tobin is proposing to effectively reduce state renewable-energy rules by counting nuclear energy as a renewable power source to compete with solar and wind.
Environmental advocates, even those who support nuclear energy, generally don’t consider nuclear power plants as renewable energy because the uranium that fuels them must be mined from the earth.
