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U.S. Nuclear Capacity and Generation Expected to Decline as Existing Generators Retire

May 15, 2017 - in Energy

Nuclear power currently accounts for about 20% of electricity generation in the United States, playing an important role in electricity markets. EIA’s 2017 Annual Energy Outlook (AEO2017) Reference case assumes that about 25% of the nuclear capacity now…