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Illinois nuclear is making headlines. The new Constellation-Google agreement will change the game for plants in the Illinois Valley and beyond.
Read the breakdown from Shaw Local: shawlocal.com/news/2026/10/0…
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Braidwood's cooling lake has a backstory: it was formed from scarred farming land and an old strip mine.
Today, it's part of a 4,457-acre site that can power the equivalent of nearly 1.8 million homes.
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Illinois fall: football Saturdays, harvest, and power that stays on, no matter the season. 🍂⚡
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🍂 Fall into energy you can count on.
As the leaves change, nuclear power stays the same: clean, dependable and always-on.
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Byron, Braidwood, LaSalle, and the Quad Cities are part of a new agreement to add about 450 megawatts of clean power to the grid.
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Will, Ogle, LaSalle, and Rock Island are four Illinois counties home to the nuclear plants getting a power boost.
Which one is yours? Let us know below👇
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Four of our plants, Byron, Braidwood, LaSalle and the Quad Cities, are in the plan, adding about 450 MW of the 890 MW total. ⚡
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More nuclear energy is coming to PJM. Our agreement with @Google will add 890 MW of reliable, emissions-free capacity – equivalent to a new reactor – backed by $4.3B+ in private investment. Deal will also sustain and create thousands of jobs. More info ↙️
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Control rooms, turbine floors, and everything in between. This is what around-the-clock, reliable power looks like in Illinois.
A uranium pellet the size of a gummy bear can power a home for 2.5 months.
Illinois has more of these than any other state.
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#DYK your friendly neighborhood nuclear power plant has a side hustle? ☀️
In addition to powering homes, it helps fuel economies by adding millions in local tax revenue and hundreds of jobs that pay double the U.S. median wage.
Now that's a good neighbor 🏡.
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Did you know that Illinois has been leading in nuclear energy since 1942?
Now, THAT is a track record.😎
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Dresden and Clinton alone support 1,100 jobs and $765 million in economic activity every year, on top of keeping millions of tons of carbon out of the air.
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LaSalle is part of the largest nuclear fleet in the NATION.
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Nuclear energy already produces about 20% of America's electricity, and it's uniquely positioned to meet the country's growing power demand, according to Penn State researchers.
Read more: psu.edu/news/research/story/…
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For Illinois?
More of what we already do best: reliable, emissions-free power, good-paying jobs, and a grid that doesn't quit. Do you agree?
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We made a flowchart. There's really only one right answer.
Learn more on our website: nuclearpowersillinois.com/
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