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by fennecfoxen 3656 days ago
> And yet, PG&E has said they'll be able to replace the displaced generation with renewables, energy efficiency, and battery storage.

And I'm sure that's exactly what the regulators and the politicians controlling the regulators want to hear. Smart business sense, given the political climate in a state that sees its insurance commissioner trying to strongarm insurance companies doing business in the state into not owning anything related to coal.