West Michigan’s shuttered nuclear power plant won’t start generating electricity until 2026, the company confirmed in a statement to FOX 17.
Palisades Nuclear Generating Station is in the middle of the first restart of a nuclear reactor in U.S. history. The plant was estimated to restart by the end of 2025 at the earliest, but the on-going process to rehabilitate and test the various pieces of equipment will push power generating to 2026.
“The Palisades restart remains on track within our restart window and under budget,” said Holtec Spokesperson Nick Culp. “We are planning for a return to service in early 2026. The plant will return to service once all of our scheduled restart activities are completed to meet high federal and industry standards, supporting long-term safe and reliable operations.”…