In September, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation to keep Diablo Canyon online for five more years, lending PG&E $1.4 billion to reverse its plans to decommission the facility and shore up its reliability.
Just days after the California Energy Commission recommended the state extend the life of its last nuclear power plant to assuage policymakers’ anxiety over grid reliability, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission granted Pacific Gas and Electric a much-needed exemption to operate the plant beyond 2025, the year the plant was slated to shutter.
The move represents yet another signal that nuclear power could remain a part of California’s energy portfolio well into the future. In September, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation to keep Diablo Canyon online for five more years, lending PG&E $1.4 billion to reverse its plans to decommission the facility and shore up its reliability.
PG&E’s chief nuclear officer, Paula Gerfen, welcomed the NRC’s decision this week, saying she “was proud of the role Diablo Canyon plays as the state’s largest clean energy producer.”
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