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Created: 2025-07-22 23:02:06 UTC

On this day in 1971, Dresden Unit X first connected to the grid. 

Dresden was the nation’s first full-scale, privately financed nuclear power plant and generates enough reliable power for more than X million homes in Illinois.

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XXXXX engagements

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