Diablo Canyon Unit 2 returned to full power
Operators at Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant safely returned Unit 2 to full power on Thursday, the company reports. The return to service follows the completion of maintenance activities on backup diesel generators. The unit was taken off-line on Aug. 14 to perform the work. Unit 1 continues to operate at full power.
About Diablo Canyon Power Plant
Diablo Canyon Power Plant is a nuclear power facility owned and operated by PG&E. Its two units together produce approximately 2,300 net megawatts of carbon-free power. It provides more than 20 percent of the electricity that PG&E delivers to its customers, or enough energy to meet the needs of more than three million Northern and Central Californians. Diablo Canyon has a $920 million annual local economic impact and is the largest private employer in San Luis Obispo County.
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas and electric utilities in the United States. Based in San Francisco, with more than 20,000 employees, the company delivers some of the nation’s cleanest energy to nearly 16 million people in Northern and Central California.
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