Diablo Canyon 2045 Coalition

What Diablo Canyon 2045 Coalition does

Diablo Canyon 2045 Coalition is a private nonprofit advocacy coalition launched on April 23, 2026, and headquartered in Sacramento, California. The coalition is comprised of more than 25 organizations spanning clean energy advocacy groups, labor unions (notably IBEW Local 1245), business associations (notably the Bay Area Council), agricultural organizations, industrial energy consumers, academic groups, and policy think tanks. Its single mission is to urge the California state legislature to pass legislation extending Diablo Canyon Power Plant's operations from the current 2030 statutory horizon to 2045, citing projected 50% growth in California electricity demand by 2045, MIT-validated $20+ billion in customer savings, and preservation of nearly 20% of California's carbon-free energy supply.

The coalition has no commercial product or revenue model. Its operating support comes from the Bay Area Council and the California Electric Utility Industry Labor-Management Cooperation Committee, and it is explicitly not funded by ratepayers. Its "products" consist of an advocacy website (diablocanyon2045.com), downloadable general and business fact sheets, the MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research economic study (April 2026), brand asset toolkits, and an organizational sign-up form. Distribution is coalition-based: direct legislative advocacy to California lawmakers, engagement with the CPUC and NRC, earned media in major California and national outlets, op-eds, and grassroots organizing. Key named spokespersons include John Grubb (Bay Area Council), Armond Cohen (Clean Air Task Force), and Kate Gordon (California Forward); media contact is Megan Gamble of CalKin Public Affairs.

The coalition's underlying "technology" is not technical — it is the NRC-recertified Diablo Canyon Power Plant itself, which provides 24/7 zero-emission baseload power to more than 4 million Californians and supports a $4.2 trillion state economy. The coalition's competitive moat rests on the breadth of its multi-stakeholder coalition, the NRC license renewal providing federal authorization, the MIT economic study, and Diablo Canyon's 1985-vintage safety record and seismic/tsunami protections. Success is binary: passage of extension legislation in Sacramento during the 2026 session.

Name

Diablo Canyon 2045 Coalition

Legal name

Diablo Canyon 2045 Coalition

Website

https://diablocanyon2045.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2026

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Diablo Canyon 2045 Coalition is a Sacramento-based nonprofit advocacy coalition of 25+ organizations — spanning clean energy, labor, business, agriculture, and academia — that lobbies the California legislature to extend Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant operations from 2030 to 2045.

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Product category

Energy Policy Advocacy

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Environment, Climate & Sustainable Development IGOs (BPADAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Federated Giving Organizations (e.g., United Way-type) (BPAGAKAG)

Keywords

• Energy policy advocacy
• Coalition organizing
• Nuclear extension campaign
• Clean energy legislation
• Grassroots advocacy

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Coalition Funding: Supported by Bay Area Council and California Electric Utility Industry Labor-Management Cooperation Committee. Not funded by ratepayers. This is a nonprofit advocacy coalition without a commercial revenue model.

Go-to-market motion2 records

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Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Diablo Canyon 2045 Coalition is a nonprofit advocacy coalition that campaigns for California legislation to extend the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant's operations from 2030 to 2045. It organizes 25+ partner organizations across clean energy, labor, and business, and supports those partners with a public website containing press releases, fact sheets, research commentary, and a coalition sign-up form to drive grassroots and legislative action.

Product overview

Diablo Canyon 2045 Coalition is a broad advocacy coalition (not a technology product company) focused on extending Diablo Canyon Power Plant operations to 2045. The organization operates a website providing educational resources, fact sheets, news coverage, and a coalition sign-up platform. The primary offerings include informational content about clean energy, downloadable fact sheets (general and business-focused), brand asset toolkits, and membership registration. There are no AI capabilities, APIs, or software integrations.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Diablo Canyon 2045 Coalition Advocacy Website Public-facing coalition website providing Who We Are, In the News, Toolkit, Learn More, and Join Us sections, with press releases, fact sheets, research commentary, and educational content supporting the campaign to extend Diablo Canyon Power Plant operations to 2045. Target audience is California policymakers, partner organizations, media, and the general public.

Quantifiable outcome

• Customer savings exceeding $20 billion (more than $1.3 billion per year) from extending Diablo Canyon to 2045
• +5 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bay Area CouncilcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 23 April 2026Bay Area Council is a key founding partner and co-sponsor of the Diablo Canyon 2045 Coalition. Bay Area Council Interim President & CEO John Grubb is quoted in the press release advocating for extension. The Bay Area Council is a business advocacy organization representing employers in the Bay Area region.
• Clean Air Task ForcecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClean Air Task Force is a coalition member that provided funding for the MIT study on Diablo Canyon economics. Executive Director Armond Cohen is quoted in coalition communications. Focuses on climate and clean energy policy research.
• California ForwardcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCalifornia Forward is a coalition member organization focused on economic and environmental policy. CEO Kate Gordon is quoted in press materials supporting Diablo Canyon extension for grid reliability and utility price stabilization.
• IBEW 1245coreGTM or Marketing PartnerInternational Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1245 is a coalition member representing electrical workers. Labor union representing workers at Diablo Canyon and other utility workers in California.
• Almond AllianceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAgricultural industry coalition member supporting Diablo Canyon extension.
• American Conservation Coalition ActionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerYouth conservative environmental organization supporting nuclear energy and Diablo Canyon extension.
• Anthropocene InstituteminorGTM or Marketing PartnerResearch institute focused on energy and environmental issues supporting nuclear energy.
• Atascadero Chamber of CommerceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal business chamber in San Luis Obispo County supporting Diablo Canyon extension.
• The Breakthrough InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental think tank providing research and policy analysis supporting nuclear energy's role in climate solutions.
• California Farm BureauminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAgricultural organization representing California farmers and ranchers supporting reliable energy supply.
• California Large Energy Consumers AssociationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAssociation representing large industrial energy users in California concerned about electricity costs and reliability.
• Californians for Green Nuclear PowerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPro-nuclear environmental organization supporting Diablo Canyon.
• Generation AtomicminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNuclear energy advocacy organization supporting extension of Diablo Canyon.
• Mothers for NuclearminorGTM or Marketing PartnerParent-led nuclear advocacy organization supporting clean energy from Diablo Canyon.
• Stand Up for NuclearminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGrassroots nuclear advocacy organization part of the coalition.
• Nuclear is Clean Energy (NiCE) UC BerkeleyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerUniversity-based nuclear energy advocacy group from UC Berkeley.
• Oppenheimer ProjectminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNuclear policy research organization named after J. Robert Oppenheimer.
• TMG PartnersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerReal estate development firm supporting the coalition for economic development purposes.
• MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy ResearchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMIT research center that conducted independent economic study (April 2026) on Diablo Canyon extension economics. Study found $20 billion+ in customer savings and displacement of natural gas capacity.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI): Independent nonprofit advancing innovative policy solutions for climate, energy, and environmental challenges. Comparable as a broader clean-energy-and-environmental advocacy organization that engages legislators on energy policy, though covering a wider portfolio than nuclear alone.
• Nuclear Energy Institute: The nuclear energy industry's primary U.S. policy and advocacy trade association. Comparable as a larger, established nuclear advocacy organization working to maintain and extend nuclear operations, though it operates nationally across all nuclear plants rather than for a single facility.

Direct peers

• The Breakthrough Institute: Environmental think tank producing research and policy analysis supporting nuclear energy's role in climate solutions. Coalition member; directly comparable as an ecomodernist research-and-advocacy organization aligned with the Diablo Canyon 2045 mission.
• Oppenheimer Project: Nuclear policy research organization and coalition member. Comparable as a niche advocacy and research entity focused on reframing the political and cultural narrative around nuclear energy.
• Californians for Green Nuclear Power: California-specific pro-nuclear environmental advocacy organization and coalition member. Most directly comparable as a state-level advocacy group pushing for nuclear acceptance in California's specific political environment.
• Generation Atomic: Grassroots nuclear energy advocacy organization and coalition member. Directly comparable as a public-facing advocacy group pushing for nuclear energy expansion and opposing plant retirements, including Diablo Canyon specifically.
• Stand Up for Nuclear: Grassroots nuclear advocacy organization and coalition member. Comparable as a small, mission-driven advocacy group mobilizing public support for continued nuclear operations and new nuclear projects.
• Mothers for Nuclear: Parent-led advocacy organization promoting clean energy from nuclear power and a coalition member. Comparable as a niche advocacy group using personal storytelling and grassroots campaigns to defend nuclear plants and counter anti-nuclear messaging.
• Clean Air Task Force: Nonprofit climate and clean energy policy advocacy organization that is itself a coalition member. Directly comparable as a mission-aligned advocacy group funding independent research (e.g., the MIT Diablo Canyon study) and engaging in legislative advocacy for clean energy including nuclear.

Emerging players

• Third Way: Centrist policy think tank running a dedicated clean energy program that explicitly supports nuclear power as part of the climate solution. Comparable as a policy-research and advocacy organization working to shift political perceptions of nuclear energy.

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Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Profiles4 records

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