HaraldvonBlauzahn5d ago

Grid batteries reach stunning new peak of 44 percent of evening demand in California, the world's fourth biggest economy by GDP

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Grid batteries reach stunning new peak of 44 percent of evening demand in California, the world's fourth biggest economy by GDP - feddit.org

The fossil fuel economy is finished. The only question is whether it manages to drag a lot of human civilization into it’s grave

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This is another view on what happened on Sunday in California. Batteries charged heavily throughout the day, soaking up the excess solar, approaching charging rates of 10 GW at times. In the evening, most of the output was centred on the early evening peak, but batteries supplied a significant share throughout the evening.

The biggest loser in this transition has been gas, with the share of battery storage staying at high levels throughout the evening peak. On Sunday, it stayed above 20 per cent of grid demand for almost four hours.

As Fulghum noted: “To put that kind of output during peak demand hours into perspective, it’s equivalent to the output from:

  • 15-20 combined-cycle gas plants
  • 6 Hoover dams
  • More than the all-time peak demand of Portugal or Greece.”
Apr 4 at 7:52pmWeb