Pennsylvania Nuclear Power Plants’ Contribution to the State Economy
Prepared for Pennsylvania Building and Construction Trades Council, The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, Allegheny Conference on Community Development, and Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
At the request of the Pennsylvania Building and Construction Trades Council, the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, and the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, The Brattle Group has estimated the value of the nuclear plants in Pennsylvania to the state’s economy. We found that, absent Pennsylvania’s nuclear plants, Pennsylvania consumers would pay significantly more for electricity, the economy would suffer both in terms of GDP and jobs, and there would be substantially higher emissions of CO2 and other pollutants.
