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California Officials Praise Renewables, Battery Storage for Grid Resilience Amid Heat Wave

22 Jul 2024 | Abstracted from EcoWatch

"California's power grid held up against prolonged record temperatures because of new clean energy resources, more battery storage, and enhanced coordination with state government - and the grid was also able to export energy to other states in need during this heat wave...California Governor Gavin Newsom announced record solar power output, which reached 18,933 megawatts on May 13. This was a 20-fold increase compared to 2012."

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