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California Scrambles to Find Electricity to Offset Plant Closures

State contends with coming loss of gas-fired power plants and its
last remaining nuclear facility in transition to renewable energy

Property owners in the windy and sunny parts of the U.S. are pushing
back against large-scale renewable energy development, opposition
that researchers say could slow the transition to a cleaner economy.
Photo: Aaron Yoder/WSJ
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Updated Oct. 16, 2021 2:50 pm ET

California is racing to secure large amounts of power in the next few
years to make up for the impending closure of fossil-fuel power
plants and a nuclear facility that provides nearly 10% of the
electricity generated in the state.

The California Public Utilities Commission has ordered utilities to
buy an unprecedented amount of renewable energy and battery storage
as the state phases out four natural-gas-fired power plants and
retires Diablo Canyon, the state's last nuclear plant, starting in
2024.

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