Please attend this Diablo Canyon 2045 Informational Session
Plant Supporters Needed
The Board of Supervisors of San Luis Obispo County will be holding an informational session at the Katcho Atchadjian County Government Center on Thursday, 30 July 2026 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM PDT regarding the benefits of extending Diablo Canyon Power Plant’s (DCPP’s) operations from 2030 to at least 2045.
If you cannot attend, this session will be livestreamed via www.slo-span.org Local officials and national experts will be making short presentations.
There will be a public comment period for in-person attendees. Californians for Green Nuclear Power (CGNP) plans to make comments in support of Diablo Canyon 2045. (The oppositon had an OpEd and a pair of letters to the editor criticizing this DCPP 2045 informational session published in the Sunday, 26 July 2026 print edition of the San Luis Obispo Tribune. )
Why is this meeting important?
California legislators need to pass legislation to extend DCPP operations to 2045 by the end of August, 2026. Some of those California legislators will likely be watching this session to determine the level of support for this imporant legislation. That is why plant advocates need to show up and express their support for extended operations.
How is the state of California bankrolling the opposition?
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has the largest and best-developed program of intervenor compensation that allegedly permits public input to CPUC Proceedings. CGNP has been an intervenor since 2016. We have made thousands of pages of filings during the past decade. The subject of most of CGNP’s filings has been the need for DCPP extended operations. Organizations must expend funds and apply for reimbursement from the CPUC intervenor compensation program. While CGNP received almost a quarter of a million dollars from the CPUC intervenor compensation program during the first phase of the DCPP cost proceeding which began in 2016, we have not received a cent from the CPUC intervenor compensation program since 2018. Among other actions, the CPUC crafted legal reasoning contrary to the legislative intent of the California legislation establishing the program to deny us intervenor compensation. CPUC officials have noted that in almost all cases, CPUC decisions are final as a consequence of the lack of a guaranteed appellate pathway.
In a CPUC decision made on January 11, 2018, the CPUC ordered DCPP’s owners to shut down the plant by 2025. CGNP worked very hard as the lead nonprofit organization to motivate the California legislature and governor to pass California SB 846 (Dodd, 2022) to preserve the option of DCPP operations at least until 2030. CGNP and its allies had to continue to work for another sixteen months to obtain the CPUC decision in December, 2023 supporting the DCPP extension to 2030. If you are interested in the details, many of them are found in the book Atomic Dreams: The New Nuclear Evangelists and the Fight for the Future of Energy by Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow (2025) https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Dreams-Nuclear-Evangelists-Future/dp/1643753150
CGNP believes the CPUC’s denial of intervenor compensation is economic retaliation for our leadership.
The San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace (SLOMFP) is one of the local DCPP opposition nonprofits. They were an intervenor in the CPUC rulemaking proceeding R2301007 following the passage of SB 846. On 27 July 2026 the CPUC released their draft decision regarding SLOMFP’s intervenor compensation in this proceeding. The summary is shown on page 1 of the draft decision below. SLOMFP requested almost a half a million dollars for their participation opposing DCPP extended operations to 2030. Intervenor compensation awards are made for assisting the CPUC in reaching their final decision. The final decision in this Proceeding was for extended DCPP operations. SLOMFP will receive almost $200,000.00 for their participation. CGNP is mentioned twice in this decision. The CPUC’s reasoning in this 56-page draft decision for the substantial reduction in award to SLOMFP makes “interesting” reading.
The CPUC’s other actions played a role in CGNP not filing a Request for Intervenor Compensation in this Proceeding. CGNP twice filed a Notice of Intent to claim intervenor compensation, which is one of the steps that must be completed prior to filing a Request. The CPUC created additional steps for CGNP to complete.
As always, you can help to correct these improper State of California actions by making a donation to CGNP. If you have any questions, please email me at Government [at] CGNP [dot] org.