New Times |‍ By Gianna Patchen and Andrew Christie

The Diablo Canyon Power Plant was supposed to close last year. Now the five-year extension that kept the plant open may become a 20-year extension. Over the past few months, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors and several local city councils with an eye on tax revenues have been urging state legislators to extend Diablo’s life all the way to 2045. Now would be a good time to revisit the serious questions about Diablo Canyon’s continued operation.