Diablo Canyon License Extension

Welcome to Diablo Canyon

Diablo Canyon Power Plant is a safe, clean, reliable and vital resource for all Californians. The plant provides low-cost, clean electricity for nearly three million northern and central California homes.

PG&E has prepared this website to serve as a reliable source of information on Diablo Canyon and the federal license renewal process. For instance, on this site you can learn about:

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Latest News

  • On September 8 and 9, the NRC is hosting a public workshop on seismic to be held at the Embassy Suites in San Luis Obispo. View the agenda here.
  • The NRC is meeting with representatives from Diablo Canyon to review the plant’s license basis verification project . The meeting, on September 22 at the Embassy Suites in San Luis Obispo , is open to the public.

    Read our news release here and relevant news coverage here.

Economic Impact

Economic Impact ReportRead more about the economic impacts of operating Diablo Canyon for an additional 20 years.

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License Renewal Brochure

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What People are Saying

  • “How important is Diablo Canyon? The energy provided by it and our one other nuclear plant, San Onofre, meet 20 percent of the state’s electricity needs. And they do so without damming rivers or pumping tons of pollutants into the air or even spreading solar panels across acres of open space, as gentle a use as that may be.”
    —Joe Tarica, presentation editor at The Tribune author of Joetopia blog
  • "Diablo Canyon Power Plant brings safe, clean reliable power to us at a reasonable cost. The community benefits... " Read More
    —Mike Gibson, President/CEO, Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce