“”California\u2019s growing battery storage network has reached a major milestone after delivering more than 12,000 megawatts of electricity to the state\u2019s grid, an amount roughly equal to the output of 12 large nuclear power plants.<\/p>\n
The record was quietly set in late March as battery systems supplied more than 40 percent of California\u2019s electricity demand at one point during the day. The achievement highlights how large-scale battery storage is increasingly becoming a central part of the state\u2019s energy infrastructure rather than simply acting as backup support, according to a report by Inside Climate News.<\/p>\n
California has spent years rapidly expanding grid-connected battery systems, particularly to help solve one of renewable energy\u2019s biggest challenges. Solar power generation typically drops in the evening just as electricity demand rises when people return home, use appliances, and charge electric vehicles. Traditionally, natural gas plants filled that gap.””<\/p>\n
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