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Last weekend I read that California passed 10,000 megawatts of photovoltaic storage in April - enough to meet 20% of demand. (And the same month batteries also
by MilnerRoute 2y ago
Last weekend I read that California passed 10,000 megawatts of photovoltaic storage in April - enough to meet 20% of demand. (And the same month batteries also supplied 4% of the power for the entire state of Texas.)
https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2024-08-25/batteries-start-to-rival-gas-on-californias-electricity-grid.html https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2024-08-25/b...
- toomuchtodo 2y agoCalifornia’s target is ~52GW of battery storage by 2045. https://www.energy.ca.gov/data-reports/energy-almanac/california-electricity-data/california-energy-storage-system-survey https://www.energy.ca.gov/data-reports/energy-almanac/califo...
- while_true_ 2y agoYes, and battery storage is why California got through a severe heat wave in July without rolling blackouts or major outages. There wasn't even a FlexAlert. Batteries time-shifted excess solar power from noon to the early evening, when air conditioning demand is at its highest.