California invests big in battery energy storage — and leaves rolling blackouts behind
www.latimes.com
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.
  • Rentlar@lemmy.caEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Battery essentially removes 90% of the issue of matching peaking demand from solar wind and tidal renewable supplies that woukd have required coal/LNG/nuclear/hydro.

    • Homesnatch@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      4 days ago

      We have a good size pumped storage facility in my state. Pumped water storage can take nearly a decade to build and is disruptive to the environment.