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Late-diagnosed autistic, special interest-haver, dad, cyclist, software professional

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  • This is actually an area that’s developing quite quickly. In 2023, California managed to put almost 14mw worth of storage on the grid; if they keep building out at that rate, peaky/transient power sources like wind and solar will have someplace to park until someone needs that energy. Almost 12mw of that was utility storage; it’s like the utilities have the chance to get out of the business of producing power themselves and into the role of renting storage (or buying surplus energy then selling it later when it’s needed)

    Granted, 14mw isn’t a lot in the scale of California, but the rate of growth in grid-storage over time is humongous