In midst of the summer heatwave, increased energy demands, and worries about possible rolling blackouts due to power shortages, a California Congressman plans to propose legislation aimed at preserving California’s last operating nuclear power plant. U.S. Rep Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) Nunes is expected to introduce the legislation in the House of Representatives on July 9. The bill, known as the Clean Energy Protection Act, would “ensure the continued operation of Diablo Power Canyon Power Plant.” “Closing California’s last operating nuclear power plant will worsen the state’s energy crisis, drive up electricity prices, and eliminate a major source of zero-emissions clean energy,” Nunes told The Epoch Times via email on July 8. Nunes suggested California become more self-reliant in meeting its clean energy demands instead of closing Diablo Canyon, an electricity-generating nuclear power plant near Avila Beach in San Luis Obispo County. One-third of the California’s energy is imported from other …