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Source: CNN
Biden administration will give PG&E $1.1 billion to help keep California nuclear plant online
By Stephanie Elam, CNN
Published 4:18 PM EST, Mon November 21, 2022
(CNN) Nuclear energy in California got a jolt of financial support from the Biden administration on Monday as the US Department of Energy awarded a $1.1 billion grant to Pacific Gas & Electric to help extend the life of its Diablo Canyon Power Plant on the central California coast.
The Diablo plant was scheduled to be decommissioned in two phases, one in 2024 and another in 2025, something Gov. Gavin Newsom has worked to avoid as Californias electric grid has been stressed in recent years by intense heat waves and destructive wildfires.
The federal grant doesnt ensure the plant will stay open beyond 2025, but it creates a path forward for Diablo Canyon to remain open, DOE said in a news release.
The conditional grant, pending negotiation and finalization by DOE, is a significant payout from the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure law which Biden signed last November. The legislation is intended to invest in repairing and modernizing Americas infrastructure, including its roads, bridges, internet and electric grid, among other projects.
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Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/21/politics/biden-funds-diablo-nuclear-california-climate/index.html
enough
(13,237 posts)SergeStorms
(18,903 posts)with no assurance PG&E will keep the reactor running past 2025?
No comment.
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)enough
(13,237 posts)hunter
(38,264 posts)... and will only prolong our dependence on natural gas.
Ah, who am I kidding... we're also building more natural gas power plants with an extra helping of greenwash, screw the natural environment.
Seriously, that's the plan.