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Energy storage: Gigantic batteries could save the world

collaboration. The twin smokestacks of the Moss Landing Power Plant tower over Monterey Bay. Visible for miles along this picturesque stretch of the Northern California coast, the 500-foot-tall pillars crown what was once California’s largest electric power station a behemoth natural gas–fired generator. Today, as California steadily moves to decarbonize its economy, those stacks are idle and the plant is largely mothballed. The site is about to begin a new life as the world’s largest battery, storing excess energy when solar panels and wind farms are producing electricity and feeding it back into the grid when they’re not.

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How Giant Batteries Are Protecting The Most Vulnerable In Blackouts

Listen • 4:11 People wait in line for Fiesta Mart to open after the store lost electricity in Austin, Texas on February 17, 2021. As the blackouts in Texas dragged on, millions of residents quickly realized they had more to worry about than trying to light and heat their homes. The water coming out their faucets was no longer safe to drink. Like falling dominos, infrastructure around Texas, dependent on electricity, began failing in the extreme cold. In Austin, the Ullrich Water Treatment Plant shut down due to an electrical failure. That, combined with low water pressure from broken pipes, meant residents had to boil their water.

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How Giant Batteries Are Protecting The Most Vulnerable In Blackouts As the blackouts in Texas dragged on, millions of residents quickly realized they had more to worry about than trying to light and heat their homes. The water coming out their faucets was no longer safe to drink. Like falling dominos, infrastructure around Texas, dependent on electricity, began failing in the extreme cold. In Austin, the Ullrich Water Treatment Plant shut down due to an electrical failure. That, combined with low water pressure from broken pipes, meant residents had to boil their water. Blackouts are becoming increasingly common as extreme weather causes electricity demand to skyrocket, while simultaneously damaging the aging electric grid. Climate change-driven disasters, like more intense storms and hurricanes, only increase that risk.

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How Giant Batteries Are Protecting The Most Vulnerable In Blackouts

How Giant Batteries Are Protecting The Most Vulnerable In Blackouts
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How Giant Batteries Are Protecting The Most Vulnerable In Blackouts

How Giant Batteries Are Protecting The Most Vulnerable In Blackouts
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