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SMR is the next logical step in both the United States and the State of Indiana’s diversified energy portfolio. Utility Partners (AES, Duke, NIPSCO) and the State should work together to bring multiple SMRs to reality. SMR technology provides safe, clean, stable grid base load capacity to Indiana rate payers and to large industrial users. Locating these SMR on existing properties lessens the cost for transmission and supports job replacement for the local population from retirement of coal generation and associated decrease in demand for mining activities (Pike, Gibson Counties).
Indiana is at a tipping point and with smart policy decisions that weigh environmental concerns with business development interests, Indiana can continue to attract the companies and jobs to support our state for the next 50+ years. If we don’t continue to act decisively, we will be passed over for more attractive states that can provide the utilities necessary to support advanced manufacturing, pharma, and AI datacenters. Indiana has the trained workforce and world class universities to support being the nation’s leader in SMR. SMR and the resulting industries that power attracts could be a huge win for rural Indiana and high school graduates sitting in their parents’ basements.
Hopefully the newly elected leaders keep up the momentum of Gov. Holcomb and the IEDC. SMR power coupled with the re-confirmation of the recent water report sets Indiana up for continued success in new industries while maintaining and supporting our rural farming legacy.
Well said!
Small nukes make a lot of sense. We should keep some coal going, too.
I was always glad that in Indiana, I live several hundred miles downwind of any nuclear reactors. If we are going to place any reactors in Indiana, they should be in the North East corner of the state. That puts them far away from the New Madrid fault, and if they melt down, most of the radiation should blow out of state.
Sounds like finding ways to keep Indiana’s coal fired plants running will be needed to meet growing base loads.
AES Pete is transitioning from Coal to Nat. Gas for fuel source after pressure from Indy City Council. Duke Gibson is likely to remain coal as it sits atop its fuel source. Indiana utilities existing assets are aging and to keep base load capacity consistent it will require investment in new Nat. Gas Combined Cycle plants, continued band-aid of existing coal fleets, and additional Wind/Solar. Wind/Solar gets more attention as battery technology improves to allow off peak demand storage, thereby lowering the spike in the morning and evenings when demand is highest from residential users. Combined cycles are quicker to market at 4-5 years than SMRs, but offer much less MW addition than an SMR could. Their location still needs to be around existing infrastructure for transmission and require natural gas pipelines to be built to fuel the plants. This also requires natural gas – aka fracking, which has its own environmental issues. SMRs are a smart addition to a balanced energy portfolio.
Indiana’s coal fleet was built in the 1960, 70, 80’s. Those units are aging and continually in need of costly maintenance – hence retirements. This minimum level of investment in added Nat. Gas, Solar, and Wind will be needed to continue to keep pace with Indiana’s current base load. That investment does not allow for capacity expansion supporting new industrial users or the jobs those users bring to the state, nor the additional homes that those workers will build.
In addition to State support, the Feds need to be involved too with loan guarantees. Electric utility customers should not shoulder the cost burden and risk.