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 WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded Pacific Gas and Electric $271 million to help support Diablo Canyon Power Plant’s extended operations.
A win for President Trump’s energy agenda, funding will allow the power plant to continue to provide secure power to residents, while keeping thousands of high-paying jobs in the region.
“Keeping Diablo Canyon online is critical to meeting California’s growing demand for affordable, reliable, and secure electricity,” said Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy Ted Garrish. “The Civil Nuclear Credit Program is helping preserve this vital source of baseload power and ensuring that we don’t prematurely take reliable generation off the grid. The Department of Energy is committed to unleashing American nuclear energy and keeping facilities like Diablo Canyon operating safely and reliably for the American people.”
Diablo Canyon Power Plant provides nearly ten percent of California’s power generation, and its two units were originally scheduled to cease commercial operations by 2025.
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