Solar and battery output records set as California continues aggressive ramp

Big battery splurge sets cracking pace for 2025, as wind and solar investment has best year since 2018

New quarterly data details a flying start to what promises to be a big year for big battery investment, and the investment in wind and solar is also rebounding. The post Big battery splurge sets cracking pace for 2025, as wind and solar investment has best year since 2018 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Over the past years, electricity and energy companies have started spending billions of dollars on the production of energy storage batteries, in order to meet the growing demand for energy, and they are playing an increasingly pivotal role in the electricity sector, especially in states such as California and Texas, which have many solar and wind farms that produce energy at relatively low cost, but only at certain times, where batteries operat…

Batteries set new output record in California

Amid industry turmoil, California has been setting new benchmarks for the volume of instantaneous electricity injected into the grid by the state’s battery and solar sites.From ESS News As the solar and energy storage industries brace for shifting political winds in Washington, DC, California continues to do what it does best: break clean energy records. At 7:45 p.m. (PDT) on May 20, battery systems connected to the California Independent System…

Solar and battery output records set as California continues aggressive ramp

Amidst industry turmoil, California set a new spring peak for utility-scale solar generation above 21 GW. Battery output exceeded 10 GW as the state surpasses 15 GW of installed energy storage capacity.As the solar and storage industries brace for shifting political winds in Washington D.C., California continues doing what it does best: breaking clean energy records. On May 22nd at 12:35 p.m. local time, the California Independent System Operato…