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Meeting Increasing Demand for Electricity Poses a Challenge for American Utilities
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COULD YOU GET ALONG WITHOUT YOUR CELL PHONE, MICROWAVE, T-V, OR D-V-D PLAYER--OR, FOR THAT MATTER, ANY OF THE OTHER ELECTRIC APPLIANCES OR GADGETS THAT YOU'VE COME TO DEPEND ON? IT'S NOT SURPRISING THAT OUR NATIONAL DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY IS AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH--AND CLIMBING. MEETING THIS DEMAND WILL BE A CHALLENGE--ACCORDING TO THE NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE. NOW, MORE THAN EVER, NUCLEAR ENERGY IS SO IMPORTANT TO AMERICA'S ENERGY FUTURE. NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS ALREADY PRODUCE ELECTRICITY FOR ONE OF EVERY FIVE HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN THE U-S. WHAT'S MORE, THE NATION'S 104 NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS PRODUCE ELECTRICITY WITHOUT BURNING FOSSIL FUELS--SO THEY HELP KEEP THE AIR CLEAN. AND, BECAUSE URANIUM FUEL PRODUCES ELECTRICITY SO EFFICIENTLY, NUCLEAR PLANTS NEED FAR LESS LAND THAN SOURCES LIKE WIND AND SOLAR POWER DO, TO PRODUCE THE SAME AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY. THIS EFFICIENCY ALSO HELPS KEEP THE COST OF THE ELECTRICITY FROM NUCLEAR PLANTS LOW--LESS THAN TWO CENTS, PER KILOWATT-HOUR, ON AVERAGE. THEREFORE, NUCLEAR ENERGY'S ROLE AS A SECURE, DOMESTIC SOURCE OF ENERGY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER. TO LEARN MORE, VISIT W-W-W-"N-E-I"-DOT-ORG.
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