We are on the brink of the hottest months of the year. For those of us in Cal­i­for­nia this means get­ting ready for the nui­sance of rolling black­outs, as the pow­er grid gets stretched beyond its capac­i­ty. This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak to Sam­my Roth of the Los Ange­les Times about the ongo­ing chal­lenge to trans­form elec­tric­i­ty in the nation’s most pop­u­lous state. First, we learn about California’s last nuclear plant, the soon-to-be shut­tered Dia­blo Canyon, and exam­ine the pros and cons of shut­ting down a plant that pro­duces almost 10% of the state’s ener­gy port­fo­lio. Then we take a look at how NIM­BY­ism, the local back­lash against pro­posed devel­op­ment, plays a role in the switch to renew­able pow­er sources.