Back in the 80s, 90s, and beyond, the rich urban and suburban moved to Vermont for it's bucolic lifestyle and pristine mountain scenery. Many wanted VY shutdown, but many more wanted it to keep running because it gave them the energy they needed and it was not in their backyard. Now that VY is shutdown and Vermont pushes for renewables, that pristine landscape is being replaced by highly visible (and ugly) wind farms and solar farms. How many trees are you going to have to cut down to keep your solar panels clear and your wind gaps open? It should be no surprise that when you shutdown a nuclear plant that provides most of your electricity that your CO2 emissions are going to go up. Especially in an area where the sunshine is below average and the wind is sporadic. What are they going to do when the sun don't shine and the wind don't blow for several days? I've lived in Vermont, it happens frequently.