FitzPatrick: Entergy Blackmailing New York

Yea, a Republicans Ideologue company in Republican land cleaving to skirts of regulated market governmentalism.

The haters of the merchant fleet...

I guess if the if you control government, then it is not too bad?

Well, until the fanatical teabaggers take you out...  

Entergy fires back after Cuomo remarks; Fitzpatrick nuke talks shaky

While we have been unsuccessful to date, our discussions are continuing as we approach a final decision. Quite frankly, our desire has been to engage in meaningful discussions regarding continued operations of Fitzpatrick without first having to provide formal notification of a Fitzpatrick shutdown decision to the State of New York, as some have indicated is necessary. Most recently, we have heard inaccurate claims that we are "holding employees hostage" or "only seeking to improve our bottom line." That is simply not the truth. We are facing substantial financial challenges at Fitzpatrick and have been negotiating in good faith with New York State over the last several months to obtain certainty for this facility. We have a very short window of time remaining to come to a successful resolution with New York State and will be doing everything we can to achieve this. Waiting until the last minute does not serve anybody's interests.

10/19

Cuomo first issued his statement to Capital Tonight. Here is his statement in full:

‎"I have heard Entergy's public statements regarding the future of the Fitzpatrick nuclear plant and we are reviewing the economic issues company officials have raised.

This is a serious matter and a cause of anxiety not only for the more than 600 Central New Yorkers who depend on the facility for their livelihood , but also for the communities served by this plant. 

I strongly caution Entergy not to use the threat of job losses as a means of prodding economic relief to help their bottom line. This tactic has been attempted by others i‎n the past and has been unsuccessful. In this state, an entity called the Public Service Commission has oversight over services deemed to be in the statewide public's best interests.

Entergy should keep that in mind. Any decisions will be made on the merits."

Entergy has not provided the PSC with any formal notification that it intends to close FitzPatrick. Power plant owners must give the PSC six months' notice to give state officials time to evaluate the impact of a shutdown.