A senior executive from a Maryland-based energy conglomerate said they are optimistic about nuclear energy’s potential expansion but warned that multiple factors must be addressed to meet rapidly increasing regional and national energy demands.
Kathleen Barrón, the executive vice president and chief strategy and growth officer of Constellation Energy, granted an exclusive interview on Monday with Spotlight on Maryland.
The wide-ranging discussion, which took place in the administration building of the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Maryland’s sole atomic energy generation facility, centered on the past, present, and potential future of nuclear energy in Maryland and beyond.
This power plant here [at Calvert Cliffs] generates 40% of the energy that’s generated in the state of Maryland,” Barrón said. “It does so in a way that is reliable, predictable, and it does so in a way that is without emissions.”
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, nuclear power plants produce more reliable and carbon-free electricity than any known generation source. Data from the federal agency shows that nuclear power plants operate nearly three times more consistently and reliably than solar panels and wind turbines.
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