Critics accuse Douglas of double standard on energy projects

When Vermont Yankee’s license expires, the company won’t have enough money in a special fund to dismantle the plant. But the state has required wind energy companies to pay up front the full cost of decommissioning their projects. Wind advocates are saying there’s a double standard here.

Vermont Yankee Decommissioning Fund

The House has given final approval to a bill that says the owners of Vermont Yankee would have to make sure there’s enough money available to cover the full cost of dismantling the plant when it eventually ceases operation. Also in the program, VPR’s John Dillon joins Bob Kinzel to analyze the top stories at the Statehouse, and we listen back to the some of the voices in the news this week.