California lawmakers vote to keep Diablo Canyon online
Now if only we could get more reactors built. According to the New York Times, Diablo Canyon provides 9% of California&#x27;s electricity[1]. It astounds me that a single generating station like that can provide a whopping 9% of California&#x27;s electricity.<p>Assuming the same capacity, four more stations would take it to 45%. That&#x27;s nearly half of your electricity for a state as large as California from a stable, reliable, and clean(-er than fossil fuels) source that drops into the existing grid. I know nuclear isn&#x27;t perfect and building new reactors is a huge challenge but it&#x27;s a great stopgap solution for the next 100-odd years until a sufficient amount of solar &amp; wind can be deployed to replace the reactors.<p>1. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2022&#x2F;09&#x2F;01&#x2F;climate&#x2F;california-lawmakers-climate-legislation.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2022&#x2F;09&#x2F;01&#x2F;climate&#x2F;california-lawmak...</a>