Summary
State regulators just cleared the Hayward power plant to restart after a May explosion, and city leaders and neighbors are furious. If you're nearby, the fight is about your safety and the air you breathe.
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Impact analysis
The restart could keep power flowing and protect the plant operator's revenue, but the city may face added safety-oversight and emergency-response costs while neighbors bear the environmental risk.
The plant operator and the regional grid benefit from restored generation, and ratepayers could see reliability support—though that doesn't erase local concerns.
People living near the plant—especially kids, seniors, and those with respiratory conditions—face the biggest safety and air-quality risks.
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