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Bringing nuclear power to Montana more expensive than originally forecast

November 30, 2022 /

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The cost of power from a small nuclear reactor — eyed by Montana legislators and utility commissioners as a potential lifeline for Colstrip Power Plant — has nearly doubled according to reports from early adopters in Utah and Idaho.

Once expected to cost up to $58 a megawatt hour, energy from the small modular reactor in development by Oregon-based NuScale Power and utility partners is now expected to be closer to $100 MWh, significantly higher than anything in the base rates paid by Montana utility customers currently.

 

  • TOM LUTEY


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