As recently as 2022, PG&E was moving forward with plans to shut down the Diablo Canyon Power Plant. Its current licenses set to expire in 2024 for Unit 1 and 2025 for Unit 2, California's last ...

In May 2023, PG&E estimated it might cost $5.2 billion to operate Diablo Canyon from roughly 2025 through 2030, the first five years of the extended operations at the nuclear complex.

Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant on June 1, 2023. If the NRC approves the license renewals, Units 1 and 2 would have the option to operate until 2044 and 2045, respectively.

The 2,174 MW Diablo Canyon station is located in Avila Beach in San Luis Obispo County, about 195 miles northwest of Los Angeles. There are two 1,087 MW units numbered 1 and 2 at the station ...

Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, shown here on Oct. 25, is the last of its kind in California. (Laura Dickinson/San Luis Obsipo Tribune/TNS) ...

NEW YORK, April 14 (Reuters) - PG&E Corp's <PCG.N> 1,118-megawatt Unit 2 at Diablo Canyon nuclear power station in California exited a refueling outage over the weekend and by Monday had ramped up ...

The licensing for Diablo Canyon Power Plant's Units 1 and 2 was set to expire in 2024 and 2025 respectively, but Tuesday's decision means the plant can continue to generate electricity while the ...

Diablo Canyon was scheduled to shut down completely by 2025 but three years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom made an about-face, fearing that closing the plant could jeopardize electric reliability and make ...

PG&E believes that long-term, customers could save $6.46 a month with Diablo Canyon operating through 2030 instead of ceasing electricity generation next year as originally planned.

Keeping the aging Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant open for five years may cost dramatically more than what PG&E previously indicated. Investigative reporter Jaxon Van Derbeken has more.

A 3.2 magnitude earthquake shook part of San Luis Obispo County near Diablo Canyon Power Plant on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at 12:05 p.m.

Here’s how things break down: Operating Diablo Canyon from 2024 to 2030 will cost roughly $8.3 billion dollars, $1.2 billion of which is being paid for by state and federal programs.