Where liberals rule-----Why is California closing Diablo Canyon nuclear plant?

Why is California closing Diablo Canyon nuclear plant?

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  As blackouts and flex hours roil California, the state and the local utility responsible for its last nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon, are pushing ahead with plans to shut it down.
• This despite the fact that nuclear energy is clean carbon-free energy, and that the plant was built to operate for decades more.
• Underlying the puzzling decision is a
  complicated morass of local politics, utility economics, and fear.

California is not keeping up with the energy demands of its residents.
In August 2020, hundreds of thousands of California residents experienced rolling electricity blackouts during a heat wave that maxed out the state’s energy grid...there have been 8 in 2021, according to CAISO records...Read all.