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Back to EpisodesThe Westchester Brief | 10.05.26: Indian Point Restart: What It Takes
Description
At the first televised 17th District debate, Rep. Mike Lawler said he wants to reopen Indian Point to bring down electric costs. We lay out what a restart would take, from federal approval and sign-off by Buchanan, Cortlandt, Westchester County, the state and the Hendrick Hudson school district, to a rebuild the Energy Secretary put at a little over $10 billion. We also check a tariff claim from Democratic challenger Cait Conley and look at the county's new property tax relief for veterans and surviving spouses.
In This Episode
(0:00) Cold Open
(0:18) Deep Dive: What a restart of Indian Point would take
(4:00) What's Happening in Westchester: County property tax relief
(4:26) Close
Sources:
- Westfair Communications, debate coverage: https://westfaironline.com/artificial-intelligence/lawler-and-conley-take-part-in-televised-debate/
- Rockland News, debate recap: https://rocklandnews.com/lawler-conley-debate-2026a/
- Inside Climate News, Indian Point's future: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25092026/new-york-indian-point-nuclear-future/
- Federal Register, NRC notice on the plant's licenses: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/12/29/2023-28778/holtec-decommissioning-international-llc-holtec-indian-point-2-llc-and-holtec-indian-point-3-llc
- Westchester County Board of Legislators, tax relief: https://www.westchesterlegislatorsny.gov/latest-news/board-approves-new-tax-relief-for-surviving-spouses-service-members-and-disabled-veterans
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