William Delcarmen
September 3, 2010
Alternative Energy
Exelon, one of the largest companies that produce nuclear power, has announced that they will move toward a more green development after withdrawing from a construction where they were going to build a twin-unit nuclear power plant in Victoria County Texas. “The company says it is sticking by its commitment two years ago to cut its carbon dioxide output in 2020 by 15 million metric tons of carbon dioxide or its equivalent in other greenhouse gases.” Which would cut more than the total emissions they produced in 2001. They plan on converting to a large amount of wind power by buying John Deere Renewables, “which has 735 megawatts in operation and 230 megawatts in “advanced stages of development”, with this conversion it will make Exelon the largest nation’s largest wind operators.
Exelon is heading down a bright road, its good to see large nuclear plants moving into alternative resources to produce energy. It is a fact the nuclear plants are effective in producing energy but at the same time it is very dangerous. If a power plant was to have one mistake it will set off a chain of catastrophic melt downs that in turn affect miles of where the power plant is and put lives in danger of sickness or death. Exelon is setting a great example for other large companies around the world and will encourage them to turn to a different source of energy. Consumers love seeing companies turn to natural source of energy because when they buy products from that company, it gratifies them to know that they are supporting a company that is taking the right steps to help the earth.
1 comment:
I think that this is a great step for Exelon being that they are the largest Nuclear power plant. The "Go Green" mentality is really going to improve our plant. As there has been much research development on how the emissions affect our environment I am glad to see that other companies have decided to change. Many corporations, industries, manufacturers haven't much regards for the Earth especially in how we use our resources and hoping that it would be the largest Wind Powers plant I would commend their efforts and plans to change. Great job!
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