Nuclear Power
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State regulators green light Pacific Gas & Electric’s whopping $7.5 billion ratepayer-backed bond proposal to cover its 2017 fire liability....
New Issue at Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Raises Specter of Energy Crisis
A new problem has surfaced at the troubled Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2, forcing it offline again this...
What Biden’s $1.9 T Infrastructure Plan Does and Doesn’t Include
by Herman Trabish The Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion spending plan to make the U.S. power sector 100% clean energy by...
JUICE: In Recall Election, Perception Matters, Will Reality Intercede?
Does a March report showing Los Angeles can achieve virtually 100% renewable energy as early as 2035 signal Gov. Gavin...
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A California Public Utilities Commission proposal seeks 7,500 MW of additional resources starting in 2024. Of that amount, 2,000 MW...
PG&E Reports Loss in 2020, Smaller than 2019
Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. reported continued losses for last year, at $1.3 billion, or $1.05 per share. That is...
Final Blackout Study Calls for More Reserves, Warns of Diablo & Pacific Line Risk
Details on the key causes of the mid-August blackouts are out, and consistent with an earlier analysis. They highlight market...
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Three is not a charm for Pacific Gas & Electric. Its problematic 1,150 MW Unit 2 at its Diablo nuclear...
New Problem at Diablo Nuclear Plant’s Unit 2 Causes 3rd Shut Down
Correction made Jan. 21 Half of California’s sole remaining nuclear plant, Diablo Canyon, is offline for the third time in...
Shorts
Peninsula Clean Energy signed three contracts for 245 MW of wind energy Jan. 5, running seven to 20 years. To...
Diablo Canyon Unit Down Again
One of two main units at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant is down for the third time. Soon after...
Shorts
East Bay Community Energy pulled from its Nov. 18 board agenda the issue of a whether to use the nuclear power...
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State utility regulators allow Pacific Gas & Electric to fold $447 million into rates to recoup part of its wildfire...
Recurring Problem Forced Diablo Canyon Nuke Unit Offline
The untimely Oct. 15 shut down of the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant’s Unit 2 is the second malfunction in a...
Speedy Analysis of Rolling Blackouts Ordered
Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the heads of the California Public Utilities Commission, Independent System Operator and California Energy Commission to...
Hard Times for Independent Generators
Updated May 13 The six merchant generators with operations in California saw their net income fall, some slightly, others significantly....
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The California Public Utilities Commission seeks ways to ease the suffering of ratepayers and alternative energy companies and their workers...
East Bay Won’t Accept PG&E Nuclear Power
Late in the evening of the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, the East Bay Community Energy Board rejected roughly 700...
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The rising threat of the new coronavirus gets state and federal agencies in gear. A few days earlier, regulators and...
CPUC Reaffirms its Authority over Diablo Costs, is Silent on Early Closure
The California Public Utilities Commission approved without comment calls for scrutinizing the high costs of keeping the 2,200 MW Diablo...