by Dan Sullivan [courtesy of Blog for America]

At CSDFA's recent monthly meeting, Chris Williams of Citizen's Action Network, gave a good update on why the Vermont Yankee license should not be renewed and Sean Sarah, of VPIRG,  talked to realistic alternatives. The thing that stood out to me was the practicality of wind power. Sean mentioned that the Sheffield wind project was recently approved and that it would take only 5-10 Sheffields to provide 20% of Vermont's electrical needs. This is very doable by 2012 and would be cost competitive, particularly with unsubsidized sources of power. This, along with some not particularly painful energy efficiency steps would go a long way towards replacing Vermont Yankee's output.