SoCal Edison: up the soft path
Chairman William Gould announced late in 1980 that Southern California Edison (SCE) would abandon baseload plants for the near term and seek 1/3 of its capacity additions in the '80s from new and alternate sources. SCE decided that conventional power plants are no longer a viable way to meet anticipated load because of high capital costs and long lead times. The utility's shift to soft technologies will develop hydro, geothermal, and solar power more quickly and with lower cost and higher public support. In nuclear power, Federal and state regulations are no longer blamed for the decision, according to Mr. Gould; but, if the nuclear option is to survive the following must be corrected: institutional barriers that prevent utilities from recovering their investment, accident liability, and lengthy lead times in construction. (DCK)
- OSTI ID:
- 6804438
- Journal Information:
- Energy Dly.; (United States), Vol. 9:54
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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