They are losing two nukes and they really don't know where the replacement power is coming from. Articles that address only IP say the replacement potentially will be from Canada but it is only speculation at this time. New England so far has replaced it's power losses with gas so I don't expect this to be any different. But time will tell.
they do know where the replacement power for the 25% of IP's contribution to NYC is coming from,....
they have known since prior to 2012,....
e.g. (there is more, but you can look that up for yourself),...
https://www.riverkeeper.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Synapse-Indian-Point-Replacement-Study-10-11.pdfthey have been building the infrastructure since before that,....
the relationship NYS has with Quebec Hydro is a long one,...
the Champlain - Hudson corridor has been around for a quite a while
New England has the relationship they do not have the infrastructure,...
New England also screws themselves by imposing "renewable" limits on themselves,...
New York is not doing financial seppuku,...
ergo, the CES with Fitz, Ginna & 9 Mile,...
it comes down to cost,....
IP is and will be cheaper than the alternatives,....
IP is also ostensibly more reliable and has the advantage of being locally sourced and regulated,....
but if the hotshots in NYC want to pay more for non-nuke bragging rights, well, that is their prerogative,...
after all, it's their money,....
it's not my money, I live 145 miles north of those oddly twisted city slickers,...
but, the replacement generation and distribution infrastructure is there,....
whaddaya think?!?!?!?
I just make s--t up as I type and muse?!?!?!?!?!
I research pal,....I research,....