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Nuclear power fades in California as energy grid gets stressed
2016-06-23 14:05:14| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNBC: California's stressed-out power grid was handed another blow this week, when the state's last operating electricity-generating nuclear power plant said it plans to go offline in less than a decade. PG&E, owner of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant and a major provider of power for northern California, said Tuesday that it plans to shut down the facility when its current operating license expires in 2025, to meet the state's renewable energy policy goals. Though the plant has been in operation since...
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Category:Electronics and Electrical