LANSING, Mich. — Following Wednesday’s announcement confirming that federal dollars will ensure Holtec International’s Palisades Nuclear Generating Station will generate power once again in southwest Michigan, Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, issued this statement:
“Palisades coming back online is a big win for southwest Michigan as it means more jobs and more reliable, affordable power for the people of this state. With the dark shadow of Gov. Whitmer’s California-style Green New Deal signaling higher costs and a less reliable energy grid for our state’s future, Michigan families need dependable power sources like Palisades to help alleviate energy prices and provide electricity when the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow. I am happy to see the governor and her peers acknowledging the need to reopen this vital nuclear power plant as we all brace for the predictable shortfalls of the extreme energy agenda forced through the Legislature by the Democrat majority last year.”
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