Comments on: Energiewende U.S.: PG&E to phase out California’s last nuclear plant in favor of renewables https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2016/06/21/energiewende-u-s-pge-to-phase-out-californias-last-nuclear-plant-in-favor-of-renewables/ Solar Energy Markets and Technology Tue, 01 May 2018 11:01:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: California blows through solar power, renewable energy output records – pv magazine USA https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2016/06/21/energiewende-u-s-pge-to-phase-out-californias-last-nuclear-plant-in-favor-of-renewables/#comment-11134 Tue, 01 May 2018 11:01:05 +0000 http://usa.www.pv-magazine.com/?p=84#comment-11134 […] Nuclear advocates has repeatedly attempted to paint their pet technology as a victim of unreasonable bias by environmentalists. However, utility Pacific Gas & Electric Company has acknowledged that inflexible nuclear power plants do not fit in a future of increasing wind and solar, which requires a higher degree of flexibility from the rest of the generation fleet. As such it is planning to close Diablo Canyon by 2026. […]

]]> By: California’s energy transition needs more than cap and trade – pv magazine USA https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2016/06/21/energiewende-u-s-pge-to-phase-out-californias-last-nuclear-plant-in-favor-of-renewables/#comment-4815 Tue, 18 Jul 2017 13:52:49 +0000 http://usa.www.pv-magazine.com/?p=84#comment-4815 […] runs on a 24-hour basis. All of these exacerbate the oversupply of solar during mid-day hours. Diablo Canyon is not scheduled to fully shut down until 2026, by which time the situation will doubtless be […]

]]> By: PV plant built on nuke site as renewables surpass nuclear https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2016/06/21/energiewende-u-s-pge-to-phase-out-californias-last-nuclear-plant-in-favor-of-renewables/#comment-4709 Mon, 10 Jul 2017 09:55:47 +0000 http://usa.www.pv-magazine.com/?p=84#comment-4709 […] A notable exception is the case of the Diablo Canyon plant in California, which utility PGE has scheduled for retirement citing its inability to meet the flexibility needs of a gri…. […]

]]> By: PV plant built on nuke site as renewables surpass nuclear – Enjeux énergies et environnement https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2016/06/21/energiewende-u-s-pge-to-phase-out-californias-last-nuclear-plant-in-favor-of-renewables/#comment-4707 Sun, 09 Jul 2017 22:11:01 +0000 http://usa.www.pv-magazine.com/?p=84#comment-4707 […] A notable exception is the case of the Diablo Canyon plant in California, which utility PG&E has scheduled for retirement citing its inability to meet the flexibility needs of …. […]

]]> By: PV plant built on nuke site as renewables surpass nuclear : RenewEconomy https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2016/06/21/energiewende-u-s-pge-to-phase-out-californias-last-nuclear-plant-in-favor-of-renewables/#comment-4706 Sun, 09 Jul 2017 22:00:35 +0000 http://usa.www.pv-magazine.com/?p=84#comment-4706 […] A notable exception is the case of the Diablo Canyon plant in California, which utility PG&E has scheduled for retirement citing its inability to meet the flexibility needs of …. […]

]]> By: PV plant built on nuke site as renewables surpass nuclear in March, April – pv magazine USA https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2016/06/21/energiewende-u-s-pge-to-phase-out-californias-last-nuclear-plant-in-favor-of-renewables/#comment-4684 Fri, 07 Jul 2017 13:58:07 +0000 http://usa.www.pv-magazine.com/?p=84#comment-4684 […] As this is happening, the nation’s aging fleet of nuclear power plants is finding itself unable to compete in electric grids dominated by low-cost gas and wind. A notable exception is the case of the Diablo Canyon plant in California, which utility PG&E has scheduled for retirement citing its inability to meet the flexibility needs of …. […]

]]> By: Solar comprised 13% of California’s power generation in 2016 – pv magazine USA https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2016/06/21/energiewende-u-s-pge-to-phase-out-californias-last-nuclear-plant-in-favor-of-renewables/#comment-2743 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 19:26:42 +0000 http://usa.www.pv-magazine.com/?p=84#comment-2743 […] farther ahead, utility Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) has released a plan to close down the state’s last nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon, within 10 years. And while nuclear advocates have attempted to blame this on environmental groups, PG&E was […]

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