PG&E reaches settlement over Diablo Canyon closure
The Pacific Gas and Electric Company agreed to pay between $122.5 million to $147.5 million to seven San Luis Obispo County cities, the county and the school district to offset some of the negative impacts from the eventual closure of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant. PG&E announced plans in June to close its power plant Read More →
Read More →Presidential election creates Central Coast winners and losers
After euphoria comes reality. The stock market rally that accompanied the election of Donald J. Trump as the nation’s 45th president has flattened out amid the reality that governing is complex and so is the economy. With Trump’s election, the slow growth predictability of the Obama years has been replaced with something new. But aside Read More →
Read More →Central Coast has time to adjust to Diablo Canyon closure
The closure of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant will hurt the San Luis Obispo County economy but the region will have time to adjust as the plant cycles down, Robert Kleinhenz of Beacon Economics said. Pacific Gas and Electric announced plans in June to close its power plant by 2025, leaving the area without one Read More →
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Diablo Canyon Power Plant closure not a done deal
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Read More →Mayors deserve a say in Diablo Canyon closure
Cities that form the heart of the San Luis Obispo County economy should not become collateral damage as PG&E works out a plan to shutter the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant. On Sept. 15, the mayors of San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay, Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Paso Robles and Pismo Beach took what they called an “unprecedented Read More →
Read More →Mayors urge CPUC to deny PG&E proposal to close Diablo Canyon
A group of mayors from six San Luis Obispo County cities asked the California Public Utilities Commission to deny a proposal to close the Diablo Canyon Power Plant because the proposal does not fully outline steps to be taken to mitigate effects of the closure. In a request filed with the utilities commission on Sept. Read More →
Read More →World Business Academy trying to change ‘business of business’
The Santa Barbara-based World Business Academy thrust itself into the spotlight when it sued the California State Lands Commission last week. The nebulously named nonprofit challenged the commission over the approval of temporary land lease extensions at the Diablo Canyon Power Plant, which plans to close in 2025. The commission erred, according to the lawsuit, Read More →
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