ML072700254

Comment (1) of Kathryn Wylde on Behalf of Partnership for New York City Opposing the Closing of Indian Point Energy Center

ML072700254
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	09/17/2007
From:	Wylde K Partnership for New York City
To:	Rulemaking, Directives, and Editing Branch
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72FR42134 00001
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Chief, Rules and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Partnership for New Yorkiuty Office of Administration Mailstop T-6D59 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 To Whom it May Concern:

The Partnership for New York City represents the city's business leadership and its largest private sector employers. It is committed to working in partnership with government, labor and the non-profit sector to enhance the economy and create jobs.

I am writing in support of Entergy Corporation's application for relicensing of the Indian Point Energy Center. Indian Point generates 2,000 megawatts of electricity that powers New York City's most essential resources such as homes, businesses, subways, hospitals and public schools. According to recent studies, replacing Indian Point's 2,000 megawatts of electricity would cost over $1 billion a year in electricity costs and could lead to electricity shortages, rolling blackouts and price increases.

The 21st Century.: businesses that New York City must retain and attract require a resilient, reliable .and redundant source of power. The closure of Indian Point would reduce the amount of power for New York State's electrical grid by 11 percent, jeopardizing economic growth and limiting our competitiveness. New York cannot afford to lose any existing generating capacity serving the downstate area.

Indian Point Energy Center provides safe, clean, reliable and cost-effective energy to the downstate region, and we strongly believe that reducing the area's energy supply by closing Indian Point would have a destructive impact on the region's economy.

Therefore, the Partnership of New York City hereby supports and petitions the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the relicensing of the Indian Point Energy Center.

Sincerely, Kathryn Wylde01

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