Faced with a fragile electrical grid and the prospect of summertime blackouts, the state agreed to put aside hundreds of millions of dollars to buy power from plants that are scheduled to shut down as soon as next year.
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 1245, a labor union, sees the energy package as a way to preserve Diablo Canyon, and jobs at the plant. “The value to 1245 PG&E members at Diablo Canyon is clear — funding to keep the plant open,” the union said of the bill.