Apr. 18, 2011 -- MONTPELIER (Burlington Free Press) -- Vermont Yankee owner Entergy Corp. turned to federal court Monday to try to keep Vermont from shutting down the Vernon nuclear power plant, setting the stage for a final fight with the state regarding the plant’s future.
In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Vermont, the company argued the state has no right to stop the plant from operating.
“It’s been made clear that the governor and many in the General Assembly have concluded that the plant should be shut down. This has left us with no other choice but to seek relief in the court system,” Richard Smith, president of Entergy Wholesale Commodities, said in a Monday conference call.
Gov. Peter Shumlin and Attorney General William Sorrell said the state will fight the lawsuit. “We have been ready for this,” Shumlin said.
