Sun Prairie Utilities announced last week it will continue to use nuclear energy through a new agreement between its not-for-profit power supplier, WPPI Energy and NextEra Energy Resources.
“By maintaining a diverse mix of resources that includes nuclear, renewables and natural gas, we help protect our customers from cost swings that can occur when relying on any single source,” Jill Weiss, general manager at Sun Prairie Utilities, said in a statement.
WPPI will continue to take 168 megawatts of electric generation from the Point Beach Nuclear Plant into the 2050s, which is located near Two Rivers.
Point Beach Nuclear provides emissions-free baseload generation in the region and has supplied power since the early 1970s.
