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Marcus Hawkins: “Nuclear plants were losing money at certain times due to…”

Featuring: Marcus Hawkins, Wisconsin Public Service Commission

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Electric Wire, Ep. 39 - Marcus Hawkins discusses his role leading the Organization of MISO States

Published | Video Starts at 50:36

And so I'm a, you know, a nuclear engineer by training and at heart. And because of some of the rules of these wholesale markets, a lot of Nuclear plants were losing money at certain times due to some of the rules of these wholesale markets. plants that they retired early and really kind of regretting it. And so it's a, it's a, it's a big loss. (50:36–50:45)

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