> Batteries could be used to greatly reduce grid costs by flattening peaks and decreasing grid congestion. If CPUC mandated that utilities took those cost-savin

> Batteries could be used to greatly reduce grid costs by flattening peaks and decreasing grid congestion. If CPUC mandated that utilities took those cost-saving measures... Can you math this out somewhat? I certainly can see some grid cost reductions from batteries, but we still need a pretty extensive grid to support baseline load and maintenance of rural lines. How would shaving the load peak from 100% over baseline down to a lower number help? Given that we are nearing the normal lifespan of much of our rural electric infrastructure that was installed in the mid-20th century, it's not surprising that we have a lot of spend to do. Private utilities love to defer maintenance, especially when it takes 80 years to notice.