Diablo Canyon relicensing debate
Summary
The county joined a coalition pressing for the nuclear plant to run to 2045. Supporters tout jobs, grid reliability and tax revenue; opponents, including state legislators, want safety questions answered and SB 931 mitigation funding secured first.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Jul 28, 2026.
Impact analysis
SB 931 could restore roughly $8.3 million a year to local schools and governments; a 2045 extension would extend plant tax and mitigation revenues but also waste-storage risks.
Plant workers, building trades, and local governments and schools receiving tax and mitigation revenue.
Opponents cite health, safety and marine environment risks and higher ratepayer costs.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Board of Supervisors - Jul 28, 2026
Speakers criticized Thursday's county-hosted Diablo Canyon event as one-sided and asked the board to reconsider its relicensing position on August 4, warning a budget trailer bill could extend SB 846 from five to 20 years without hearings.
Board of Supervisors - Jul 7, 2026
Supervisor Ortiz-Legg won board support for a July 30 evening informational session on the proposed 20-year Diablo Canyon extension, with panels on reliability and ratepayer costs, PG&E operations and safety, and community impacts.
Board of Supervisors - Jun 16, 2026
The county joined a coalition pressing for the nuclear plant to run to 2045. Supporters tout jobs, grid reliability and tax revenue; opponents, including state legislators, want safety questions answered and SB 931 mitigation funding secured first.
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