The 728-MW Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station commenced early retirement Friday after 47 years online because lower power prices have made operating the unit uneconomical. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The plant is among eight US nuclear power units with combined capacity of 6,306 MW that have been shut since September 2009, according to data S&P Global Platts provided. Now 10 units with combined capacity of 10,585 MW have specific closure announcement dates, including Exelon’s Three Mile Island Unit 1, Entergy’s Indian Point Units 2 and 3, and Pacific Gas and Electric’s Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2. Pilgrim, located in Plymouth, Massachusetts, was built by Bechtel for Boston Edison at a price reported at the time of $231 million. It was commissioned in December 1972. The facility […]