From This Is Not Cool with Peter Sinclair:
In fact, California seems to have reached a level of storage that is creating some kind of a phase-change in the grid, yielding benefits that are surprising even expert observers. More and more days where renewables supply greater-than 100 percent of California’s power – enabling exports even under these challenging conditions.
Critics have long downplayed the benefits of EVs, heat pumps, induction stoves, and heat pump water heaters. They argue that our electrical grid can’t handle all of these new cars and appliances. Which is true! But that doesn’t mean we can’t do anything about it!
This is the most frustrating thing about this argument. This mostly comes up with EVs since they have been around longer and are becoming more accessible. They say there isn’t enough charging infrastructure. To that I say, do you think all these gas stations popped up overnight?!
This news that California’s electrical grid was able to withstand these recent heat waves due to the availability of more clean energy and energy storage through batteries is our best argument against naysayers who say the grid cannot support it.
More of this please.
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