The California State Water Resources Board is going to leave some natural gas plants open in an effort to provide power for state residents. However, the political class will only see this as a minor setback and the real problems will start when Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant is shut down in five years.
California extends lives of aging gas plants as state seeks to prevent blackouts
by Abby Smith, Energy and Environment Reporter, Washington Examiner
California will keep four natural gas plants online for another few years instead of shutting them down, in an effort to guarantee the lights stay on as the state rapidly adds more renewable energy.
The decision, made unanimously Tuesday by members of the State Water Resources Control Board, comes just weeks after California grid operators imposed rolling blackouts on residents during peak electricity load amid a severe heat wave.
Republican politicians, including President…
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Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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