Outdated SoCal power units still needed to avoid outages, state says

California’s steady move toward renewable energy and away from gas-fueled power plants has regulators worried the state could find itself without adequate electricity in peak hours as soon as next year.
That scenario could force widespread power outages in the evenings — blackouts entirely independent from recent “safety” outages because of red-flag fire conditions.
But a proposal to address the concern by extending the life of outdated natural-gas generators at four coas