State close to deal on Vermont Yankee sale; critics support uncertain

Closed-door settlement negotiations regarding the proposed sale of Vermont Yankee are expected to wrap up within a week.

A memorandum of understanding involving state officials, current plant owner Entergy and prospective owner NorthStar Group Services is scheduled to be filed with the Vermont Public Utility Commission by March 2, officials said Friday.

That document could represent a breakthrough in the protracted debate over whether NorthStar should be allowed to buy and decommission the idled Vernon nuclear plant.

But it’s not yet clear how much support the deal will have among those who have criticized NorthStar’s plans. Two of those organizations — Conservation Law Foundation and New England Coalition — told the commission Friday that they are not yet on board.

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