AES plant operations extended two more years, over council protest

It will not close for at least another two years.The end of operations for the AES power plant, first designated for 2020, then extended by a year, was delayed again Tuesday, until Dec. 31, 2023 by the California Water Resources Control board. The plant remains operating as a backup system because of concerns about future energy shortages that arose from a heat wave last August.The water board vote Tuesday was 5-0.“And they absolutely set the table for more extensions,” said