,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dcid  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #i1 #bjba,mr4   
,nunes 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,carthy1 ,mr4
 ,calv]t1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,g>cia ( 
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,valadao1 ,mr4          
,ob]nolte1 ,mr4 ,mc,clintock1 ,mr4      
,issa1 ,mrs4 ,/eel1 & ,mrs4 ,kim (      
,cali=nia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure !       
cont9u$ op]ation ( ! ,diablo ,canyon p[]
 plant1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,clean  
,en]gy ,protection ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s    
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,betwe5   
#bjaj & #bjbj1 ,cali=nia's electricity  
prices jump$ by #ci4e p]c5t1 :i* 0 !    
bigge/ increase ( any ,/ate 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates4  7#b7 ,9 #bjbj1 electricity     
prices increas$ by #g4e p]c5t 9         
,cali=nia1 & electricity prices 7 ! ?ird
 highe/ 9 ! cont95tal ,unit$ ,/ates4    
7#c7 ,high] electricity prices affect ! 
poor ! mo/1 includ+ ^? :o are ag+1 ill1 

& on fix$ incomes4  7#d7 ,m ?an #hjj1jjj
 homes & bus9esses 9 ,cali=nia lo/ p[] 9
 ,augu/ #bjbj4  7#e7 ,"o ?ird (         
,cali=nia's en]gy is import$ f o!r      
,/ates1 & su* ,/ates may *oose to s]ve  
_! own citiz5s fir/ z 0 ! case 9 #bjbj1 
leav+ ,cali=nians 9 ! d>k4  7#f7 ,/ate  
regulators 9 #bjac clos$ ! ,san ,on(re  
nucle> p[] plant t suppli$ electricity  
to #a4d million h\seholds4  7#g7 ,foll[+
 ! closure ( ! ,san ,on(re nucle> p[]   
plant1 ,,co#b f ,cali=nia-bas$          
electricity gre5h\se gas g5]ation />t$  
increas+4  7#h7 ,9 #bjah1 =m] ,cali=nia 
,gov]nor ,j]ry ,br[n issu$ ,executive   
,ord] ,b-#ee-ah1 m&at+ t ,cali=nia      
a*ieve c>bon neutrality no lat] ?an     
#bjde4  7#i7 ,9 #bjah1 ,cali=nia        
regulators approv$ ! reque/ to %ut d[n  
bo? ( ,diablo ,canyon's nucle> reactors1
 total+ #b1bdj megawatts1 :5 _! op]at+  
lic5ses expire 9 #bjbd & #bjbe4         
,cali=nia regulators also made a        
commitm5t to prev5t an increase 9 global
 w>m+ emissions due to ,diablo ,canyon's

 closure1 :i* 0 codifi$ into law by !   
,/ate legislature 9 #bjah4  7#aj7       
,diablo ,canyon produces ab\t #ah1jjj   
gigawatt-h\rs ( electricity annually1   
:i* acc\nts = ne>ly #aj p]c5t (         
,cali=nia's electric g5]ation4  7#aa7   
,bas$ on ! ,cali=nia ,association (     
,indep5d5t ,op]ators model+ assessm5t ( 
! ,cali=nia ,public ,utilities          
,commission's #ch million metric ton    
gre5h\se gas t>get portfolio1 ! #bjbe   
closure ( ,diablo ,canyon p[] plant w\ld
 contribute to a significant res\rce    
defici5cy total+ #c1dic megawatts 9     
effective capacity 9 #bjbf4  7#ab7      
,nucle> en]gy g5]ates ne>ly #bj p]c5t ( 
! electricity 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 provid+
 m ?an #ej p]c5t ( ! c>bon-free         
electricity 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#ac7 ,a
 report by ! ,brattle ,gr\p f\nd t !    
nucle> en]gy indu/ry annually avoids m  
?an #dga million metric tons ( c>bon    
emissions1 :i* am\nts to ov] #bd billion
 9 annual sav+s4  7#ad7 ,! closure (    
,diablo ,canyon p[] plant comes at ! v  

"t :5 sol> panel prices h already       
increas$ #ah p]c5t ?is ye>1 aft] ye>s ( 
fall+ prices4  7#ae7 ,cali=nia's plans  
to electrify vehicles c\ld raise dem& = 
electricity by #be p]c5t4  #c4 ,cont9u$ 
op]ation ( ,diablo ,canyon p[] plant    
7a7 ,/ate p]mits ,not)/&+ any o!r       
provision ( law1 ,cali=nia %all issue   
any p]mits1 lic5ses1 or o!r             
au?orizations to ! own] or op]ator ( !  
,diablo ,canyon p[] plant t are necess>y
 = ! cont9u$ op]ation ( ! plant4  7b7   
,f$]al lic5s+ ,not)/&+ any o!r provision
 ( law1 ! ,nucle> ,regulatory           
,commission %all issue to ! own] or     
op]ator ( ! ,diablo ,canyon p[] plant a 
lic5se to exp& ! plant's g5]at+ capacity
 by #h1jjj megawatts4