Neither Exelon nor EDF have been willing thus far to roll the dice with a third party. EDF can use the threat of delay to put pressure on Exelon to increase what it's willing to pay the conglomerate to go away. "We continue to believe that our petition to separate the New York nuclear plants from Exelon meets the New York Public Service Commission's standard of being in the public interest and we hope to achieve approval by the end of the year," Exelon said in an email.