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Nuclear part of US Northwest’s optimal clean energy mix, study shows

February 4, 2020

The study by San Francisco-based consulting group Energy + Environmental Economics (E3) was commissioned by Energy Northwest as part of long-term effort to evaluate all carbon-free options that can maintain system reliability while ensuring residents of Washington state have enough power for future decades.

Energy Northwest CEO Brad Sawatzke said the study had been motivated by the state’s Clean Energy Transformation Act which aims for 100% clean electricity by 2045. “That’s an ambitious and worthwhile goal, so we have to start planning today to ensure the people of Washington state have the right mix of energy sources tomorrow. And it’s our job to make sure that mix is not only reliable, but affordable,” he said.

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