There’s still no deal for keeping the Byron and Dresden nuclear power plants open. Exelon Generation said last August it needs financial help to do it. That would come from the state. St. Rep. David Welter says the General Assembly has adjourned without bringing up a plan.
Exelon says running the aging nuclear power plants is costing more than they bring in for revenue in an era of low electric rates and increasing competition from solar and wind power.