The massive 2,200-megawatt Diablo Canyon Power Plant is scheduled to shut down beginning in 2024, ending Californiaâs reliance on nuclear energy.
Now, California faces the challenge of weaning itself from nuclear power, without jeopardizing the reliability of our electric grid, and without triggering an increase in emissions from fossil fuel power sources.
The decision to retire Diablo Canyon, the largest power plant in California, is no longer up for debate. In 2016, the plantâs owner, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, decided not to renew its operating licenses. PG&E determined it was too costly to continue operating the plant and that cheaper sources of energy could be developed to replace it. Since then, the state Legislature and the California Public Utilities Commission have ratified the decision to close Diablo Canyon.
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