Monrovia commercial energy storage project

How many MW of energy storage projects will be online?

The dashboard presents statewide information for the first time and features data on more than 122,000 residential, commercial, and utility-scale battery installations. CEC staff is tracking another 1,900 MW of energy storage projects expected to be online by the end of the year for a total of 8,500 MW.

What grants are available under the long-duration energy storage program?

Other awards approved under the Long-Duration Energy Storage Program include: $31 million for a 60 MW renewable backup power microgrid in San Diego County. $32 million for a 20 MW microgrid project in Tehama County. The grants are two of the largest the state has ever awarded to benefit California Native American tribes.

How do energy storage projects work?

Energy storage projects capture power produced by wind and solar resources and discharge the energy back to the electric grid during times of peak demand. In California, electricity demand is highest in the late afternoon and early evening hours when the sun sets, causing solar resources to drop off before winds pick up later in the evening.

Could Moss Landing energy storage facility support intermittent renewables?

California leads the country in the transition away from fossil fuels and the Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility stands as a model for how batteries can support intermittent renewables to help create a reliable grid of the future."