Facts About Indian Point Energy Center
What the Experts Say...

New York Independent System Operator 

  • Closing Indian Point would create “very serious reliability problems” for News York City’s electricity supply.
  • The likelihood for blackouts would increase five-fold without Indian Point.
  • New York’s energy future is “marginally adequate to dim.”
  • “New York remains headed toward a very serious power shortage unless it acts immediately.”
  • In the long term, New York needs to bring a “700-megawatt plant on-line every year to keep up with demand.”
  • Closing Indian Point would increase electricity prices by an average of 25%, and occasionally up to 130% in some areas.

    Available at: www.nyiso.com/topics/articles/news_releases/2003/pa3.pdf

 National Economic Research Associates  

  • “Increased costs to consumers of over $1 billion a year”
  • “A substantial reduction in the reliability of the New York System.”
  • “A significant increase in wholesale electricity prices.”
  • “Significant increase in consumers’ electricity bills.”

Available at: http://www.nera.com/practice_area/_template.cfm?c=612&o=35172 

African AmericanEnvironmental Association 

  • “If Indian Point, a non-greenhouse gas, non-smog producing, emission free facility is shut down, it will represent an environmental injustice to area Black and Latino Communities.”
  • “For asthmatics, the value of Indian Point is priceless.”

    Available at: http://groups.msn.com/AAEA/indianpoint.msnw

The Westchester Public Issues Institute / Westchester County Association Inc. 

  • “With a capacity to generate nearly 2,000 MW of electricity, Indian Point is a major supplier of inexpensive power in a market that has little power to spare.”

    Available at: http://www.westchester.org/

Business Council of New York State

  • “The is a growing and dangerous gap between the Energy we have and what we need.”
  • If Indian Point shut down, “our already-high energy costs would rise, with price spikes having the greatest impact on lower-income residents who can least afford them.”

    Available at: http://www.ppinys.org/reports/2002/power_to_grow.pdf

Independent Power Producers of New York State 

  • “If such a large portion of the City’s electric supply is removed, not only will costs increase dramatically, but air quality will suffer dramatic decreases. New York will need to call on every ancient, dirty, diesel generator in the City to run continuously to try to avoid blackouts.”

    Available at: http://www.ippny.org/index.cfm?c=10655&a=10656

TRC Environmental Corp. 

  • Closing Indian Point would be a “significant setback in the area’s efforts to meet progress goals toward ozone attainment status in the near future.”
  • Air pollution would be increased by more than 14 million tons annually, causing:
    • Respiratory illnesses, (bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma) difficulty breathing, lung tissue damage, vision problems, aggravate heart disease.
    • Global warming and acid rain.

    Available at: http://www.trcsolutions.com/

Energy Association of New York State 

  • “Indian Point’s location in Westchester County is critical to supplying up to 40% of the downstate region’s daily electric demand.”
  • “Indian Point employs over 1,500 highly skilled union and management workers and contributes over $350 million annually to the region’s economy.”
  • Indian Point’s electricity, “Makes possible the daily functioning of New York City’s vast underground mass transit system, commuter rail terminals, word-class health care facilities, stock exchanges, millions of homes, thousands of business, and hundreds of critical transportation, health, and municipal systems.”

    Available at: http://www.energyny.org/index.cfm?c=10192&a=10224 

Democratic Leadership Council: The Progressive Policy Institute 

  • “Overall, the nuclear power industry has spent nearly $400 million on additional security since the [9/11] attacks . If anything, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission could be faulted for overkill, as nuclear power plants have always been extremely secure.”

    Available at: http://www.nei.org/documents/Homeland_Security_Report_Card.pdf

The Area Development Council: Westchester County Chamber of Commerce Inc.

  • “The County Chamber of Commerce does recognize the economic value of the Indian Point Power Plant for Westchester County and our region.”
  • “The Business community of Westchester needs this economical source of power.”

     Website: http://www.westchesterny.org