Exelon says it will close 2 Illinois nuclear plants

CHICAGO (AP) — Exelon Corp. says it will shut two Illinois nuclear plants after the Illinois Legislature declined to act on its request for financial support.
The company said Thursday it will close the Clinton Power Station in Clinton on June 1, 2017, and the Quad Cities Generating Station in Cordova on June 1, 2018.
Exelon says the locations are its best-performing plants, but they have lost $800 million over the last seven years. About 1,500 people work at the plants.
The company backs