BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — The regional power dispatch group ISO New England has changed its stance on the future of Vermont Yankee saying the nuclear plant won't be needed to ensure future power supplies and grid reliability.
That's a change from the position the ISO took last year.
Entergy spokesman Mike Burns says aside from power, Vermont Yankee also provides millions of dollars in taxes to the state and its host town of Vernon, as well as more than 600 jobs.
Sandra Levine of the Conservation Law Foundation tells Vermont Public Radio (http://bit.ly/JtJl31 ) the new finding undercuts one of Entergy Corp.'s main arguments for keeping its Vermont reactor open.
The plant got a 20-year license extension from the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission last year, but still needs a state permit.
Entergy spokesman Mike Burns says aside from power, Vermont Yankee also provides millions of dollars in taxes to the state and its host town of Vernon, as well as more than 600 jobs.