Perspective
Aug. 9, 2016
What will replace nuclear, and who will pay?
If PG&E's plant to close the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant is successful, it would be the first time a large commercial nuclear power plant was replaced by clean energy resources, and not coal or natural gas. By Patrick Ferguson
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) recently announced its plan to close down the state's last remaining nuclear power plant, the 2.3 gigawatt Diablo Canyon plant near San Luis Obispo, in 2026. The only other nuclear power plant recently operated in the state, the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, was closed in 2013 after its replacement steam generators failed.
Diablo Canyon currently produces about 9 percent o...
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