An Eastern Wisconsin Assemblyman is praising the recent circulation of pro-nuclear legislation.
Rep. Shae Sortwell noted that the bills making their way through Madison feature four main initiatives.
They include an annual $10,000 nonrefundable tax credit for nuclear energy facilities, allowing utilities to recover certain pre-certification costs when developing nuclear energy with the Public Service Commission’s (PSC) approval, adding nuclear energy to Wisconsin’s energy policy as a high-priority option, and authorizing PSC to approve electric tariffs to very large customers, while ensuring that these customers can contract for power without shifting costs onto smaller ratepayers.
Rep. Sortwell said of the initiatives, “With energy demand on the rise as several data centers are being proposed, it is critical that we find solutions to dramatically increase our energy supply as quickly as possible. Thankfully, the nuclear renaissance is here and Wisconsin is open for business for new nuclear generation.”
