California battery additions help summer energy situation but state still faces 'reliability risks'
Published: 13 May 2021, 13:44 By: Andy Colthorpe A 100MW, four-hour lithium battery storage resource came online at Alamitos, the site of a natural gas plant in California, to deal with peak demand management, at the beginning of this year. Image: AES. A rapid and significant increase in battery storage capacity will be among factors contributing to an improved energy security position for California’s electricity networks this summer, but the grid is still vulnerable to stress during any extreme heatwaves. The California Independent System Operator (CAISO), which operates th...
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