Diablo Canyon

An environmental group filed a lawsuit last week against the federal government over safety concerns at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. It came after the Biden Administration allocated more than a billion dollars to Pacific Gas & Electric, which helped prolong the plant’s operation for another five years.

The Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, California’s last operating nuclear power plant, will continue to run until 2030. This week the Biden Administration finalized a billion-dollar aid-package to help keep the plant running.

Tuesday, PG&E submitted an application to keep the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant running 20 years after its scheduled closure date, meaning the plant could operate until 2045.

An environmental nonprofit released a report this week claiming that keeping Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant open past 2025 could cost electricity customers tens of billions of dollars.PG&E responded by saying any cost estimates should come from official sources.

The forum is at 6p.m. both in-person at the SLO County Supervisor Chambers and over a live stream.

Today saw state approval of SLO County's groundwater sustainability plan for the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin, an exemption to keep Diablo Canyon operating past its license expiration and emergency declarations by Governor Gavin Newsom.

There are several upcoming opportunities for Central Coast residents to comment on the future of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. They come amid the ongoing debate over how, and if, the plant's life should be extended.

The Department of Energy announced today it's awarding PG&E more than one billion dollars for Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant's continued operation.

The Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant sits on land that once belonged to a local indigenous tribe. That land is currently owned by PG&E. But in August, when the state legislature was debating whether to extend the life of the power plant, the tribe sent Governor Gavin Newsom and President Biden a letter asking for the property to be returned to them as their ancestral land.

Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant could now stay open until 2030, five years after its previously scheduled decommissioning.