Three Nebraska electric utilities and one from Oklahoma say they’re going to study the feasibility of building new nuclear reactors in Nebraska.
The Nebraska and Omaha Public Power Districts, Lincoln Electric System and the Grand River Dam Authority of Oklahoma announced Monday they’ve agreed to create the Great Plains New Nuclear Consortium to explore deploying 1,000 to 2,000 megawatts of new nuclear generation in Nebraska.
The group noted utilities across the country are facing rising demand and changing reliability standards. It said working together would allow them to share expertise and reduce costs…