Unfortunetly, I am with her , not because I fear nuclear power , but because it is too costly. We on PSNH in NH have the highest electric rates in the country. We wouild have been much better off buying power from Quebec Hydro than ever building Seabrook. It would have been much cheaper.
Also, we have plenty of wood waste in the state to fuel several more biomass fired wood boiler turbines.
What we need is more pipeline capacity to get the natural gas from NY, PA and OH up here to reduce our dependence on home heating oil and propane to heat our homes.
Have you tried a pellet stove? We love ours (here in MA)
If you think it is high now, just wait.
In May 2007, New Hampshire adopted a renewable portfolio standard that requires 25 percent of the State’s electricity to be generated from renewable sources by 2025.
http://www.eia.gov/state/state-energy-profiles.cfm?sid=NH
Nuclear is about 1/2 your electrical generation.
http://www.eia.gov/state/state-energy-profiles-data.cfm?sid=NH#Reserves
The real interesting thing is you generate about twice what you use.
http://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.cfm?t=epmt_1_6_b
http://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.cfm?t=epmt_5_4_b
Yet of your neighbors, only Connecticut pays more.
http://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.cfm?t=epmt_5_6_a