Since nobody bothered to read the article: They're installing five 30MW gas generators, which will probably be run a handful of times a year. This provides 1/15

Since nobody bothered to read the article: They're installing five 30MW gas generators, which will probably be run a handful of times a year. This provides 1/15 the capacity of the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant and a tiny fraction of california's solar capacity. It's a tiny amount of power/greenhouse gas/whatever, no matter how you look at it.