Company has blamed a lack of state action in subsidising clean energy
Exelon Generation has confirmed it is permanently shutting down the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania today.The company announced in May that it would close the single 819-MW pressurised water reactor unit by 30 September, citing a lack of state action in subsidising clean energy.The plant, known as Three Mile Island-1, began commercial operation in September 1974 and over its life generated over 240 billion kWh of electricity.
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