With several large, grid-scale battery-storage facilities opening in quick succession in Southern California, pundits say the state has taken a leading role in developing infrastructure to hold renewable power generated during low-demand periods, using it to supply customers during peak hours.
Officials with utilities and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) highlighted what they called the “world’s largest deployment of grid battery projects” at the VerdeXchange conference, held in Los Angeles on Jan. 30-31.