How Texas can show the path to energy abundance

Josh T. Smith | Source: Dallas Morning News | Posted 10/22/2024

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The recent announcement that Microsoft was helping restart nuclear generation at Three Mile Island has been rightfully celebrated. It signals the importance of nuclear energy for our future. The era of pessimism and unscientific fears of nuclear power are fading.


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The recent announcement that Microsoft was helping restart nuclear generation at Three Mile Island has been rightly celebrated as a signal of the importance of nuclear energy for the future, marking a shift away from past pessimism and fears regarding nuclear power.

However, the ease of reopening a plant rather than building a new one reveals a need to address bureaucratic hurdles in the energy sector. While Microsoft's move aims to meet rising energy demands, there is a pressing need to streamline connection processes and reduce red tape to facilitate easier and quicker power generation and distribution.



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