A proposal circulated by California Democratic legislators would reject Gov. Newsom's plan to extend the lifespan of the state's last operating nuclear power plant.
Facing possible electricity shortages, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is considering keeping the state's last nuclear power plant online beyond its planned closing in 2025.
Newsom has argued that as hotter temperatures drive up the demand for power, the twin-domed reactors along the coast between Los Angeles and San Francisco would provide a necessary buffer against electrical blackouts, as the state transitions to power from solar, wind and other renewable energy sources.
The legislative plan included a series of related, but separate, proposals for investing over $1 billion to install install energy-efficient cooling and lighting for low-income Californians, at no cost to qualifying residents. It would also place $900 million in an "electric ratepayer relief fund" to provide bill credits to offset ratepayer costs. Another $900 million would got toward funding solar and storage systems for low-income households, among other programs.
It was not immediately clear how broadly the Democratic alternative was supported in the Legislature. York said the proposal came out of the state Assembly and "feels like fantasy and fairy dust, and reflects a lack of vision and a lack of understanding about the scope of the climate problem."The governor's late-hour proposal amounts to an attempt to unspool a complex 2016 agreement among PG
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