California's Battery Energy Storage Investments Eliminate Grid Emergency Alerts Since 2022
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JumpCrisscross
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
California has reached a turning point in its energy reliability, with no Flex Alert emergency conservation calls since 2022 due to significant investments in battery energy storage systems. These batteries, which pair with solar and wind energy, have transformed the state's electrical grid, making it stronger, cleaner, and more dependable after decades of rolling blackouts and energy conservation pleas during heat waves.
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· 5 pulledFor decades, rolling blackouts and urgent calls for energy conservation were part of life in California — a reluctant summer ritual almost as reliable as the heat waves that drove them.
But the state has undergone a quiet shift in recent years, and the California Independent System Operator hasn't issued a single one of those emergency pleas, known as Flex Alerts, since 2022.
Experts and officials say the Golden State has reached a turning point, reflecting years of investment in making its electrical grid stronger, cleaner and more dependable.
Much of that is new battery energy storage, which...
Batteries that pair with clean solar and wind energy or just bolster electrical grids in general have completely taken off and are making a big difference on the California grid.
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