A California constitutional amendment would allow nuclear power to qualify as a renewable energy source under the state’s Renewables Portfolio Standard.
Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham introduced ACA 18 , which he says would create fairness in the renewable energy market.
Currently, California’s climate change laws do not allow all types of carbon emission-free sources of power to be counted towards emissions goals, the press release stated.
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“If we are serious about combating climate change, and we should be, both nuclear power and large hydropower must play an important role in our transition to an emission-free energy grid. Future generations – and present ratepayers – deserve nothing less than an ‘all-of-the-above’ approach to fighting climate change.”
By counting nuclear energy as part of the state’s climate goals, the amendment could potentially Diablo Canyon stay operational past the 2025 closure date.
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How can nuclear power be considered as renewable???? This is so preposterous!