PG&E cleared a major hurdle today in its bid to operate the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant beyond 2025. Sammy_Roth reports:
Pacific Gas & Electric cleared a major hurdle Thursday in its bid to operate the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant beyond 2025, with a federal agency ruling that PG&E can keep the reactors humming while the company navigates a lengthy relicensing process.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has argued the state still needs the nuclear plant — its single largest electricity source — to help keep the lights on as global warming drives higher demand for air conditioning, and as California increasingly relies on solar farms that stop generating electricity after sundown. Two evenings of brief rolling blackouts in August 2020 — and several close calls since then — have highlighted the need for climate-friendly energy sources that can be counted on 24/7.
It’s not yet a guarantee that the reactors will be allowed to keep spinning past 2025. Under last year’s Diablo Canyon bill, the governor’s appointees on the California Public Utilities Commission still must approve the plant’s continued operation.
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