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Both #ERCOT and #CAISO set new records for #battery discharge on Monday.

CAISO: At 18:10 PT Monday, 8.35 GW of energy was being discharged from batteries as solar energy declined toward sunset, representing 21.2% of load.

ERCOT: At 18:40 CT Monday, 3.94 GW of energy was being discharged from batteries as #SolarEnergy declined toward sunset, representing 6.1% of load.

In both regions, battery discharge declined rapidly within a few hours.

#energy #RenewableEnergy

#California’s #PowerGrid passed the reliability test this #HeatWave. It’s all about giant #batteries

By Ari Plachta
Updated July 16, 2024

"California’s power grid emerged from a nearly three weeklong record-setting heat wave relatively unscathed, and officials are crediting years of investment in #RenewableEnergy — particularly #GiantBatteries that store #SolarPower for use when the sun stops shining.

"'This was a good early test that we passed in very good shape,' said Elliot Mainzer, president and CEO of California Independent System Operator (#CAISO), on Monday. 'Investments in new clean energy and in dispatchable battery storage played a major role.'

"CAISO last issued calls for voluntary conservation two years ago, during a 2022 bout of #ExtremeHeat. Since then, roughly 11,600 megawatts of new #renewable energy sources have come onto California’s electricity grid. That includes 10,000 megawatts of battery power, enough to power 10 million homes for a few hours. California is now home to the most #GridBatteries in the world outside of China, Mainzer said. 'Batteries performed very well in this event, they were charged and ready at the right times for optimization on the grid,' he added. 'That made a big, big difference.'"

Read more at: https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article290009339.html#storylink=cpy

#StorageBatteries #HeatWaves #RenewablesNow #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming