![California takes steps to avoid power shortages, delays natgas plant retirements]( "California takes steps to avoid power shortages, delays natgas plant retirements")
* The CPUC said in a statement on Thursday that its concern is to ensure safe and reliable electric service in a manner that keeps the power sector on a path to meet a state goal of procuring 60% of electricity from renewable sources by 2030. * To meet that goal, the CPUC recommended the State Water Resources Control Board (Water Board) extend the once-through-cooling compliance deadlines for several gas plants currently slated to retire by Dec. 31, 2020. * Once-through systems take water from nearby sources, like rivers or lakes or the ocean, circulate it through the power plant to absorb heat, and discharge the warmer water back to the source.
