The article informs that Southern California Edison Co., who owns majority of stakes in the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in California, has decided to permanently close down the nuclear power plant because of increasing cost on its operation and stringent federal regulations.G....
SAN FRANCISCO – California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration is making a misguided plea for the U.S. Department of Energy to change the requirements of a federal fund so the aging, dangerous Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant can keep operating. SAN FRANCISCO – CaliforniaGov. Gavin...
Thirteen years ago, an earthquake pulled part of the facade off an office building at a nuclear plant in Virginia, but the reactor’s critical systems were undamaged. Nuclear power plants are built to withstand severe earthquakes. In the last few years, plant designers and operators have adde...
Regional electricity managers, or independent system operators (ISOs), swoop in and try to close the gap by asking some power plants to change how much electricity they generate. But nuclear and fossil fuel plants can't do that quickly. Their slowness worsens the mismatch between electricity ...
Nuclear Power Heads toward the Door? ; Utility in California Proposes Shutting Down Last Plant in the StateA proposal by Pacific Gas and Electric would close the DiabloCanyon plant and replace its output...Cardwell, Diane
Nuclear's next generation Utilities in other parts of the country haven't shown much appetite for new nuclear power plants, either. The only reactors currently under construction, at Southern Co.'s Vogtle power plant in Georgia, are five years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget...
While Diablo Canyon is seen as a climate-friendly alternative to advocates of nuclear power in California, opponents cite safety threats and problems storing radioactive waste. And the prospect of keeping it open involves numerous technical, financial and logistical challenges. PG&E would need to reap...
California is in the process of transitioning its grid away from power sources that emit greenhouse gases to carbon-free sources such as solar and wind power. As old power plants prepare for retirement, including the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, the state has fewer energy options available...
California Rebates and Incentives Summary If you own property in California and are interested in going solar you’re in luck. Home and business owners in California have a bevy of incentives to choose from to install solar power. California’s robust renewable portfolio standard (RPS), which ...
“PG&E acts as if it has no remaining contractual obligations,” the complaint said, while asserting that the utility still has a responsibility to retire the nuclear power plant on schedule. It’s not clear if the reactors will continue operating beyond the expiration of their 2024...