Why Plans to Replace Diablo Canyon With 100 Percent Clean Energy Could Fall Short

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PG&E says it will close Diablo Canyon's two nuclear reactors in 2024 and 2025. Photo by Lauren Sommer/KQED

By Lauren Sommer, KQED News Fix/KQED Science

When Pacific Gas and Electric Co. announced plans to close California’s last remaining nuclear plant last week, it also announced a historic plan to replace it with clean energy, like solar or wind, and energy efficiency gains.

That way, the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant, which doesn’t put out carbon emissions, won’t be replaced with something that does, like natural gas, the utility said.

Read the complete story by KQED News Fix/KQED Science.

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