Wind, nuclear, and gas resources must work together – not at cross-purposes.
John R. Norris serves as commissioner on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
The role nuclear generation must play in our energy future has thus far received too little attention. Nuclear and renewable energy represent our only viable forms of carbon-free generation today, and are thus critical components for the U.S. to meet 2050 carbon reduction goals. But, nuclear energy is currently facing significant challenges that leave owners and developers of these resources uncertain about the future of nuclear energy. To achieve our carbon reduction objectives, those uncertainties must be resolved.