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A really stupid idea and will drive up rates significantly in California. You guys deserve it for putting those fruit cakes in office. -
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I believe that article is exactly what some of us have been saying for a while. Once you hit a certain percentage of RE generation it becomes hard for the Utility to make sure it can provide power instantly to everyone when needed. So they limit the amount RE is being generated to a much lower level than what is available.
As for the "holy grail" of storage claim. My thinking is the Utilities have to show progress in this technology since they are under the spotlight (and public eye) to have a state mandated 1300 MW of storage in place in a few short years. If they didn't show "progress" the RE industry would come to a screeching halt very quickly as push back from the Utilities for new installs (like Hawaii) and lower demand for RE increases.Leave a comment:
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LA Times on utility-scale solar storage
"California's push for clean energy has a problem: no place to store it"
California is pushing for more wind and solar power, but has no place to store the energy for when it's needed
California must find a practical way to store clean energy if it wants to rely more on solar and wind power
'If you don't have a way to store [clean energy], you'll end up wasting renewables,' PUC official says
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