Closure of Pilgrim Nuclear Plant Sparks New Debate Over New England's Energy Future

SUGAR LAND--November 30, 2015--Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The announcement last month that Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) (New Orleans, Louisiana) will close its Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station by 2019 sparked a flurry of activity among politicians and developers about the best way to meet New England'sfuture electric demand as well as the environmental impacts and costs of various alternatives. Within this article: Details additional pipeline and transmission projects in the region. Additional companies: Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES), Spectra Energy Corporation (NYSE:SE), National Grid Plc (NYSE:NGG), Kinder Morgan Incorporated (NYSE:KMI)