Yankee Rowe
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Yankee Rowe nuclear power plant (decommissioned) was a nuclear power plant in Rowe, Massachusetts.
The Yankee Nuclear Power Station - also known as "Yankee Rowe" - was the third commercial nuclear power plant built in the United States and the first built in New England. The 167-megawatt electric pressurized-water Yankee Rowe plant, located on the Deerfield River in the town of Rowe in Western Massachusetts, permanently shut down on February 26, 1992 after more than 31 years of producing electricity for New England electric consumers.
Construction of the plant was completed in 1960 at a cost of $39 million. During its 32-year operating history, the Yankee plant generated over 34 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, and had a lifetime capacity factor of 74%.
Yankee Atomic Electric Company (YAEC) was incorporated in Massachusetts in 1954. YAEC was sponsored by ten New England utilities for the purpose of constructing and operating New England's first nuclear power plant, the Yankee Nuclear Power Station. Owners and ownership percentage -
New England Power Company 34.5%, The Connecticut Light and Power Company 24.5, Boston Edison Company 9.5, Central Maine Power Company 9.5, Public Service Company of New Hampshire 7.0, Western Massachusetts Electric Company 7.0, Central Vermont Public Service Corporation 3.5, Commonwealth Electric Company 2.5, Cambridge Electric Light Company 2.0
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