Lawmakers Talk Nuclear Energy, And Washington’s Clean Energy Future
Given the current political climate surrounding energy production in Washington state, perhaps it wasn’t surprising a nuclear energy task force consisting of Democratic and Republican lawmakers failed to make recommendations when it met for the final time in 2014 on Wednesday.
But despite the inaction, comments from key lawmakers on energy policy from the respective parties provided some glimpse of how they’ll view nuclear energy in the broader scope of power generation in Washington state. Sen. Tim Sheldon, D-Potlatch and the task force chair, said the task force will continue meeting into 2015.