California to cut all ties with nuclear power, looks to a clean energy future
SAN FRANCISCO– Today, Pacific Gas & Electric announced that it will retire the Diablo Nuclear Generating Plant by 2025– putting an end to all nuclear energy in California. This settlement is yet another example of how serious Californians are about cutting dependence on energy sources and fuel that damage the health of people, our economy and our planet. Sierra Club is committed to working with the regulators and partner organizations to ensure the nuclear plant is replaced with 100% clean energy and that these resources are online by the time the plant is shuttered.
Michael Brune, Executive Director of the Sierra Club, issued the following statement:
“The Sierra Club has wanted to see this nuclear plant shut down and replaced with clean energy for decades, and we are relieved to know that there is an official end date in sight. Diablo Canyon is another example that nuclear power is too dangerous and too expensive for our communities and our country. For years, nuclear energy and the Diablo Canyon Plant have been mischaracterized by some as clean energy when it isn’t. Californian’s want to cut ties with dirty fuels that hurt our health and our planet, which is why we are committed to working with others to ensure that additional wind, solar, efficiency, energy storage, and other carbon free resources are ready to replace Diablo by the time it shuts down.”
