California grid batteries deliver record 12,000 megawatts, covering 44% of state's peak demand
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California's grid batteries achieved a historic milestone by delivering over 12,000 megawatts of power onto the state's grid at once, equivalent to the output of 12 nuclear plants or six Hoover Dams. This covered 44% of California's electricity demand during a peak evening hour, marking a significant shift from the state's recent history of Flex Alerts asking residents to conserve energy during heat waves. The event demonstrates the growing capability of battery storage to support renewable energy and stabilize the grid during high-demand periods.
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· 3 pulledFor the first time, California's fleet of grid batteries shoved just over 12,000 megawatts onto the system at once.
The grid was the fragile thing you tiptoed around. So it lands a little strange to learn that on a Sunday evening in late March, that same grid pulled off something that would have sounded like fan fiction back when those alerts were arriving every August.
Inside Climate News put it in terms a
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